How do Corn crickets produce their high-pitched sounds? Which insect has a forked horn on the front of its head? Where does the small scarlet drago...

This guidebook is for the adventurous walker and mountaineer looking for something new and unusual. Most of the routes include simple rock scrambli...

Why do elephants flap their ears? Which big cat leaps into the air to catch birds? How do bushbabies get their name?   Discover the answers to thes...

African Muckraking is the first collection of investigative and campaigning journalism written by Africans about Africa. The editors delved into th...

A stunning new cover, design and format brings African Myths & Legends, a combination of two earlier publications (Daughter of the moonlight an...

Proverbs, and their everyday usage, are just as relevant to contemporary society as a reflection of the human condition as they were to our ancesto...

Now available for the first time in softcover, this delightful collection of 55 nursery rhymes – specially reworked and adapted for South African c...

African liberation is often seen in terms of heroism, but seldom in terms of thought. Even Sartre, in his preface to Frantz Fanon's seminal The Wre...

Children will enjoy hours of fun coloring in this selection of our most interesting reptiles and frogs. There are more than 40 to color in — each r...

Children will enjoy hours of fun colouring in this selection of our most striking seashore life – more than 40 of the brightest, most fascinating, ...

An epic wartime adventure in the heart of Africa. Rhodesia, 1943: Paul Bryant hasn’t been able to get back in an aircraft since a fatal bombing mis...

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Buffalo has horns!Once upon a time, Buffalo didn't have big, curly horns! He had w...

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Chameleon changes colour!Once upon a time, Chameleon didn't change colour. She was...

Inspired by traditional African stories, find out WHY Elephant has a long trunk in this vibrant animal adventure! Inspired by traditional animal st...

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Giraffe has a long neck. Once upon a time, Giraffe's neck was quite short. Until t...

Inspired by traditional African stories, find out WHY Hippo has no fur in this vibrant animal adventure! Inspired by traditional animal stories fro...

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Hyena laughs.Once upon a time, Hyena wasn't always full of laughter. Until she cam...

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Leopard has spots!Once upon a time, Leopard didn't have a wonderfully spotty coat....

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Lion roars! Once upon a time, Lion hardly made any sound at all. Until he bit off ...

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Rhino has a horn!Once upon a time, Rhino didn't have a horn until his lies got out...

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Zebra has stripes! Once upon a time, Zebra was white all over. Until he went HEAD-...

This anthology includes eight traditional tales from all over Africa. Sumptuous hand-sewn collage artwork decorated with African beads adorns these...

"African Trees" is primarily an art book containing breathtaking images of some of the most extraordinary and beautiful indigenous trees in Souther...