san (african people)

Be, a young Bushman woman searching in the desert for the peace she remembers from her childhood, realizes that she and her people must reconcile new personal and political realities with ancient traditions.

Presents a study of the Bushmen of South Africa and examines their culture and social structure, language, laws, the ways in which they hunt and live, and more.

The author recounts his experiences on an expedition in the Kalahari region of Botswana and describes some of the different animals found there.

Through colorful photographs and text you will meet the Bushmen of southern Africa and learn about their culture, traditions, language, story-telling traditions, games and toys, their music and dancing, their ways of hunting, and about outside threats to their culture and their struggle to protect it.

An introduction to the natural wonders of the desert and two peoples who live there, the San and the Tuareg.