A second prophesy, this time involving dolphins, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical powers over animals, when she embarks on a school trip to study marine life off the coast of Mozambique.
Peter Godwin recounts the experiences he had after returning to his birthplace in Zimbabwe to be with his dying father, and shares his impressions of the country and the political and social changes that have thrown it into a vortex of brutality and hatred.
exile, African slavery, and the publicity stunt that saved millions
Milbrandt, Jay
David Livingstone set out to find the source of the Nile River in the nineteenth century. The explorer's scientific ambitions are noteworthy but far more important were the contributions he made to the abolition of the slave trade in Africa.
Presents an overview of the life and work of South African novelist Olive Schreiner, discussing the themes and interests that characterize her writing, and includes a chronology, notes, and selected bibliography.
Surveys historical regions and kingdoms of Southern Africa, with biographies of Nzinga Mbande, Queen of Angola; Shaka, King of the Zulu Nation; and Moshoeshoe, King of the Sotho.
