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What’s That Tree Southern Africa
R320.00Amateur and more seasoned tree-spotters will welcome this latest addition to the What’s that? series. Accessible and straightforward, this book groups trees together into their broad families, based on the features that related species share. This allows readers to narrow down their choices to a few likely possibilities before tackling the detail of species identification.
The book offers: simple, authoritative text; side-bars with interesting additional information; multiple full-colour photographs, including of key diagnostic features and an illustrated glossary of plant parts.
This helpful introduction should provide an invaluable entry point for anyone with an interest in the trees of the region.
Ook beskikbaar in Afrikaans
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What’s that Snake?
R290.00What’s that Snake? offers an easy introduction to snake identification for the beginner. Snakes of the region are grouped according to family likeness, common behaviour or appearance, and the reader is encouraged to recognise the characteristics of the group before focusing on individual species.
Interesting fact boxes complement the text, and striking colour photographs illustrate the characteristics of snakes in each group. An informative introduction covers common behaviour and habitats of southern African snakes, and gives advice on where and how to find them. Different types of venom are discussed, as are basic first aid measures for treating victims of snakebite.
Ook beskikbaar in Afrikaans
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Watter Slang is dit
R290.00Watter Slang is dit? is ’n maklike inleiding wat die beginner sal help om slange uit te ken. Slange van die streek word volgens familietrekke, gemeenskaplike gedrag of voorkoms gegroepeer, en die leser word aangemoedig om die kenmerke van die groep te herken voordat op individuele spesies gefokus word.
Kassies met interessante feite vul die teks aan en treffende kleurfoto’s illustreer die kenmerke van slange in elke groep. ’n Insiggewende inleiding dek die algemene gedrag en habitats van Suider-Afrika se slange en gee wenke oor waar en hoe om hulle op te spoor. Die verskillende gifsoorte word bespreek, asook basiese noodhulpmaatreëls vir die behandeling van slagoffers van slangbyt.
Also available in English
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Kliek hier om ‘n gratis plakkaat oor die gevaarlike slange in Suid-Afrika van Johan Marais se webwerf af te laai
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Watter Boom is dit Suider Afrika
R300.00Vir die beginner kan die groot aantal boomspesies wat in Suider- Afrika voorkom – sowat 1700 inheemse en ingevoerde spesies – oorweldigend wees. Hierdie nuutste toevoeging tot die Watter?-reeks help met hierdie probleem deur die aanskoulike, algemene, opvallende en soms buitengewone spesies in terme van hul ‘familiegroepe’ te beskryf. Kennis van die boomfamilies help met die herkenning van verwante bome se gemeenskaplike kenmerke en ook die eienskappe waaraan spesies van mekaar onderskei word.
Die boek bied: Talle volkleurfoto’s van die diagnostiese kenmerke van bome; Opsommings van groepkenmerke in verstaanbare taal; ’n Geïllustreerde woordelys van plantdele; Notas met interessante bykomende inligting.
Alle boomliefhebbers, veral beginners, sal hierdie boek baie nuttig vind.
Also available in English
