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Chamberlain’s Field Guides Birds of Southern Africa
R620.00Fully revised, Birds of Africa south of the Sahara provides unrivalled coverage of African birds in a single volume, and is the first book to describe and illustrate all of the birds found in Africa south of the Sahara Desert (the Afrotropic Region), including Socotra, Pemba and islands in the Gulf of Guinea. Over 2 500 colour photographs show age and sex plumage variations, perched and in-flight birds, and colour morphs where relevant. Text – by Africa’s top birding authors – forcuses on identification, call, habitat and status, breeding details and diet. Colour-coded distribution maps show resident and migratory status and bird density. Annual calendar bars indicate, at a glace, w hen species are present and when they breed. Despite its exceptional coverage, this guide is compact enough to use in the field, and follows the standard field guide format, with texts and range maps appearing opposite the colour plates.
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African Seashores to Read, Colour & Keep
R130.00Children will enjoy hours of fun colouring in this selection of our most striking seashore life – more than 40 of the brightest, most fascinating, commonly known creatures and plants from our local shores. In the middle of the book is a full-colour gallery of all the featured shore life, giving a clear guide as to which shade of crayon or paint to use when colouring in the outlined images throughout the book. As they work through the book, budding artists and inquisitive children will also be able to pick up snippets of knowledge about the creatures, such as how the colourful sea anemone overpowers its prey; whether the sponge is an animal; how the starfish pulls its stomach outside of its body to eat; why the hermit crab’s homes are all second-hand; and the bag of tricks used by that master of disguise, the octopus.
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Filmer’s Spiders
R280.00Fully revised and updated, Filmer’s Spiders: An Identification Guide to Southern Africa features all 63 families of spider that occur in this region. A fresh layout, full-colour photographs throughout – many of them new – and diagrams of diagnostic features make this a quick and easy guide for use in the field. The spiders are grouped into web-living, ground-living and plant-Iiving species to aid identification. Each family is described in terms of the spiders’ lifestyle, habitat, size, behaviour and venom potential, and the best collecting methods are given in each case. For those species whose venom is potentially harmful to man, the effects and recommended treatment of bites are discussed. This handy format book will appeal to anybody wishing to gain insight into the daily lives of spiders.
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My first book of Southern African Wildlife
R330.00My first book of Southern African Wildlife introduces the young reader to a selection of southern Africa’s most commonly seen and fascinating wildlife species. Divided into three sections, the title covers 58 mammals, 58 birds and 56 reptiles, with an illustrated introduction to each section that gives context to the information. Highly visual with full-colour illustrations of each creature, the book also features line drawings indicating what food they eat, what spoor they leave, etc.
All text appears in English, Afrikaans, Xhosa and Zulu
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Wildlife of Southern Africa
R350.00Wildlife of South Africa is handy, all-in-one photographic field guide, an accessible introduction to the country’s more conspicuous and interesting mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and trees. To facilitate identification, each account includes a photograph, distribution map and information on the habitat and best viewing localities. Concise text describes each species’ appearance, habits, size and conservation status. This book is an invaluable guide for visitors to national parks and other wildlife-rich places.
Ook beskikbaar in Afrikaans
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Fauna und Flora im Sudlichen Afrika
R420.00Published for the first time in German, this is the first local field guide to cover all the commonly encountered plants and animals of the southern African region in one compact and easy-to-use volume. More than 2 000 species (1 200 of them illustrated)
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Volledige fotografiese veldgids voëls van Suider-Afrika
R580.00Die grootste en omvattendste fotogids van Suider-Afrika se voëls in een boekdeel, die boek verleen ’n nuwe dimensie aan die uitkenning van voëls in die streek. Dit beskryf en illustreer al 958 voëlspesies plus 17 spesies van Antarktika en die eilande van die Suidelike Yssee. Meer as 2 500 kleurfoto’s wys verekleedverskille en kleurmorfe. Die teks fokus op uitkenning, roepe, habitat, status, broeibesonderhede en kos. Verspreidingskaarte wys stand- en trekvoëlstatus en voëldigtheid, en kalenderbalke wys wanneer spesies broei. ’n Onontbeerlike metgesel in die veld.
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Complete Photographic Field Guide of Birds Southern Africa
R580.00The most comprehensive photographic guide of southern Africa’s birds in one volume, this brings a new dimension to bird ID in the region. It describes and illustrates all 958 birds, plus 17 species from Antarctica and Southern Ocean islands. Over 2 500 photographs show plumage variations and colour morphs. Text by Africa’s top birding authors focuses on identification, call, habitat, status, breeding and diet. Distribution maps show migratory status and bird density, and calendar bars show species’ prevalence and breeding. With its extensive coverage, this guide will serve as an indispensable companion in the field.
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My First Book of Southern Africa Insects
R150.00Children are fascinated by ‘bugs’ of all kinds, and insects are a familiar part of their everyday environment. Dragonflies and ants, beetles and stick insects, butterflies and bees are just some of the many insects that are found in the home and garden, providing youngsters with a handy introduction to the natural world.
My First Book of Southern Africn Insects offers:
* 58 of the most common, intriguing and beautiful species accurately illustrated in full-colour
* concise text and simple graphics conveying the insect’s size, when it is active and what it eats
* straightforward text for children beginning to read in their mother tongueAll text appears in English, Afrikaans, Xhosa and Zulu
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Pocket Guide to Birds of Southern Africa
R250.00Struik Nature’s pocket guide series – in a handy new format – combines the bestof both worlds: it covers an astonishing 500 southern African birds yet is small enough to fit in your pocket. With identification text by one of South Africa’s foremost bird experts, habitat, status, voice, size and breeding details, seasonality bars, up-to-date distribution maps and full-colour photographs of each species, this compact field guide is excellent value for money.
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Pocket Guide to Mammals of East Africa
R250.00East Africa comprises a range of habitats that provide living space for more than 360 diverse species of mammal. These vary in size from the massive elephant to the tiniest bats, shrews and mice. This compact guide covers all of the common and some of the less common mammal species of the region. For each species it offers: * key identification features, behaviour, diet, breeding biology, occurrence and size * clear, full-colour photographs * track illustrations * silhouettes to indicate size relative to human figure * distribution map A section on droppings/dung of many of the animals, as well a chart of comparative spoor, conclude the book. Compact and easy-to-use, this is the ideal companion for both regulars and visitors to the region.
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Weefselsoute vir Heilsaamheid
R230.00Hierdie boek is waarskynlik een van die mees ongewone wat jy ooit sal lees – een wat jou denke oor gesondheid en jou hantering van stres in die daaglikse lewe sal verander. Weefselsoute – ook bekend as sel- of biochemiese soute – is ’n groep van 12 minerale wat perfek gebalanseerd in ons liggame teenwoordig behoort te wees sodat ons heeltemal gesond kan wees. Dié soute word in die natuur in die aarde se gesteentes en grond aangetref en kom natuurlik voor in gewasse wat organies in mineraalryke grond gekweek is.
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Tissue Salts for Healthy Living
R240.00Tissue Salts are a group of 12 minerals that should be present in our bodies to ensure good health and well-being. These salts are found naturally in the earth’s rocks and soil, and are present in food grown organically in mineral-rich soils.
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Big Five of Africa
R350.00Think of an African safari and the ‘Big Five’ – lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo and elephant – immediately come to mind. Award-winning wildlife photographer Gerald Hinde has long been enthralled by these magnificent animals and has spent countless hours in the field, experiencing them in different moods and behaviours. Big Five of Africa beautifully reproduces some of the more remarkable moments he has captured on film during his visits to the wildlife sanctuaries of southern and East Africa. Brief but informative text introduces each animal in turn, providing interesting insights into the nature of these formidable, yet compelling, creatures.
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Bird Calls for Beginners
R170.00Think of an African safari and the ‘Big Five’ – lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo and elephant – immediately come to mind. Award-winning wildlife photographer Gerald Hinde has long been enthralled by these magnificent animals and has spent countless hours in the field, experiencing them in different moods and behaviours. Big Five of Africa beautifully reproduces some of the more remarkable moments he has captured on film during his visits to the wildlife sanctuaries of southern and East Africa. Brief but informative text introduces each animal in turn, providing interesting insights into the nature of these formidable, yet compelling, creatures.
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My First Book of Southern Africa Mammals
R150.00Mammals come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, from tiny bats and mice to massive elephants and whales. My First Book of Southern African Mammals introduces a cross-section of southern African mammals – 58 animals illustrated in full colour, along with simple text and visual clues as to the animals’ size, their tracks and what they eat. Written by a mammal specialist, My first book of Southern African Mammals will appeal to young readers, as well as to learners of all ages who wish to improve their knowledge of other languages.
All text appears in English, Afrikaans, Xhosa and Zulu
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African Insects to Read, Colour & Keep
R130.00How 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 Dragonfly scatter its eggs? Which bug is named after a famous artist? Children will find the answers to these questions – and many other interesting facts – while enjoying hours of fun colouring in a selection of our most striking insects. There are more than 40 images to colour in, providing budding artists and young children with enticing snippets of knowledge as they work through the book. In the middle of the book is a gallery of the insects, but this time in colour, giving a clear guide as to which shade of crayon or paint to use when colouring in the outlines on the other pages.
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Signs of the Wild: Southern Africa
R390.00This compact field guide to the identification of Southern African mammals based on their spoor, droppings and skulls has long been a top seller. This edition offers up-to-date information on identification through signs; provides new illustrations for a number of species; and features illustrations of skulls for all of the carnivores. It also offers an 8-page section of comparative spoor, updated with the most recent information available. It includes distribution maps and full-colour photographs of each species.
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Guide to Reptiles of Southern Africa
R550.00Southern Africa is home to a remarkably diverse and rich reptile fauna. A Guide to the Reptiles of Southern Africa present the 517 species currently described in the region, in three main groups – snakes and lizards; crocodiles; and shelled reptiles. Based on the latest scientific research, the introduction covers reptile identification, diversity, biology, distribution patterns, and where to find and observe them, as well as unravelling the facts and fallacies of snakebite.
Written in a lively and accessible way, the subsequent chapters offer insight into: identification to group level, with an inclusive list of related species; a detailed description of appearance, together with colourful images; biology and behaviour of each group; conservation status of species; reproduction details; and distribution. Informative panels provide key information at a glance, with distribution maps and clear icons giving typical habitat and period of activity.
A wealth of full-colour photographs throughout brings the subject matter vividly to life. This book will appeal to all wildlife enthusiasts, both professional and amateur.
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Chameleons of Southern Africa
R280.00Chameleons are fascinating creatures: they almost always evoke in people a strong response, be it delight, wonder or fear. Chameleons of Southern Africa explores this interesting group of lizards and discusses their strange and unusual, sometimes unnerving, characteristics. It presents an overview of all types of chameleons (of which there are up to 160 species in total, worldwide), their history, geographic distribution (restricted mainly to Madagascar and Africa), reproduction, behaviour and their inter-relationships. It also contains a clear identification guide to all southern African species – some 25 have been identified to date – together with distribution maps and colourful photographs of their many features and guises. Chameleons of Southern Africa will appeal to students, gardeners, naturalists and even just those who are curious about to these intriguing lizards.
