The Wildlife of Southern Africa – the larger illustrated guide to the animals and plants of the region
Vincent Carruthers

ISBN: 9781770071995
Language: English
Format: 240mm x 170mm
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Published: 2008-01-01
Imprint: Struik


This new, larger format edition of the best-selling and well known The Wildlife of Southern Africa – a field guide to the animals and plants of the region is designed to provide an even more user-friendly manual, with larger text and bigger, clearer images. Fully updated with the latest taxonomy and common names, it features over 2 000 carefully selected plants and animals, large and small that are likely to be encountered during a visit to any part of the region. More than 1 200 species are vividly illustrated and many more are identifiable from the text through reference to similar species.

Each chapter has been written by a leading expert in the field, most of whom have published major works in their own right. Each group is colour coded for easy reference and, or quick identification, diagnostic features are in bold text within the concise descriptions.

It would be hard to find a more useful field guide that covers all the major groups of plants and animals in the southern African region. This is the ideal companion for all who venture outdoors – visitors to game parks, hikers, holiday-makers, birders, game viewers and gardeners.

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A first reference guide to the animals of the world
Doring Kingsley Publishers

An inspiring new addition to the First Reference series, the DK First Animal Encyclopedia is loaded with spectacular photographs showing animal habits and habitats. From aardvark to zebra, this book is packed with fascinating facts about animals, giving children a wonderful head start on learning about the animal world.

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In Celebration of Fynbos
Petra Vandecasteele and Paul Godard

ISBN: 9781770074903
Language: English
Format: 210mm x 210mm
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Published: 2008-01-01
Imprint: Struik

In Celebration of Fynbos is a treasure trove of practical information and exquisite photography. It showcases 50 plants from the fynbos kingdom, focusing on how to use them in gardening, culinary, medicinal, healing and decorative ways. A double-page spread is dedicated to each flower and, while the emphasis remains on gardening, the practical information, ranging from how to make sundowners and iced tea to fabric dye and medicinal potions, is extremely useful.

Did you know?
• rooibos is a fynbos species?
• wild fennel is a refreshing addition to salads?
• the juice and pulp of the sour fig can be used for treating wounds, burns and eczema?
• honeybush is good for respiratory ailments?
• wild rosemary is a hair growth stimulant and conditioner?
• sutherlandia is a great immune system booster?
This book invites all gardening enthusiasts to explore fynbos in an exciting new way.

Petra Vandecasteele is a freelance copywriter who regularly contributes to various publications.
Paul Godard who has a PHD in Science, is a landscape photographer and has exhibited his work in Brussels, Paris, Washington, Harare and Cape Town. He is the main photographer for the Kogelberg Biosphere website and also contributes to Petra’s features. They have travelled extensively and live at the edge of the Kogelberg Biosphere in Gordon’s Bay, near Cape Town.

The 4-day Win: Change the Way You Think About Food and Your Body in Just 4 Days
Author: Martha Beck
Product details
ISBN: 9780749928209
Format: Softcover
Publication Date: 2008/1
Length: 197mm
Width: 130mm
Pages: 368

The 4-Day Win is a diet book with a difference. Martha Beck has spent years studying social behaviour and she believes that the key to losing weight is learning to adjust our behaviour patterns and the way we think about food. Research shows that if you change the way you act and behave over a four day period it will be much easier not to slip back into bad habits. Accordingly, The 4-Day Win is a series of short four-day programmes to help you gradually change the way you behave toward food and weight loss.

Martha Beck explains that if you go through these preparatory stages prior to actually beginning your diet then when you start to diet you'll find it much easier to adjust to eating less. Chapters include:* How to Stop Eating When You Can't Stop Eating* The Most Important Weight Loss Skill in the History of the Universe* Researching Your Life. The 4-Day Win is fun to read and full of new ideas that are effortless to try and which will help you modify your attitude to food which will lead to permanent change. Written in Martha Beck's inimitable style, it gives dieters hope that they will be able to succeed in losing and keeping those extra pounds off forever.

Wild Seas, Secret Shores
Thomas Peschak
ISBN: 9781770075900
Language: English
Format: 255mm x 220mm
Binding: Hard cover
Pages: 184
Published: 2007-10-01
Imprint: Struik

Wild Seas, Secret Shores of Africa offers a breathtakingly beautiful underwater journey around the African coast. The images portray all major marine habitats, from kelp forests to coral reefs, and feature a range of marine species in action, from iconic apex predators like great white and tiger sharks, whales and dolphins, to the lesser-known but equally fascinating creatures such as jellyfish and starfish. Each photograph tells a story or provides a fresh look at a familiar subject; together they make a resounding statement for marine conservation.

Thomas P. Peschak divides his time between the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Marine Biology Research Institute and Currents of Contrast Productions (www.currentsofcontrast.com). He is the author and principal photographer of the critically acclaimed book Currents of Contrast: Life in Southern Africa’s Two Oceans, a regular contributor to Africa Geographic and BBC Wildlife Magazine and the official photographer for the WWF-SA Aquatic Program.

The Guineafowl’s Spots
Dianne Stewart

ISBN: 9781770074095
Language: English
Format: 280mm x 215mm
Binding: Softbook
Pages: 112
Published: 2007-11-01
Imprint: Struik

The rich folklore culture of Africa has been passed down by word of mouth through countless generations. Dianne Stewart has a passion for collecting and retelling these stories, making them accessible to a whole new audience.
In The Guineafowl¹s Spots and Other African Bird Tales she has created a unique collection of African folktales, exclusively about birds. Drawn from across the continent, these tales often draw on human characteristics and are followed by African proverbs that illustrate various moral lessons.
This fascinating collection includes classic tales such as ‘Why Flamingo Stands on One Leg’ from Nigeria, ‘The Laughing Dove’ from North Africa, and the Xhosa tale ‘The Bird That Could Make Milk’.
Beautiful illustrations by Richard Mackintosh bring to life the magic of the stories and the beauty of birds themselves. Many of the tales include additional facts on the featured birds.

Acclaimed author Dianne Stewart has degrees in African Languages, Literature and Psychology. She has written numerous popular books for children that have been published both locally and internationally, most recently Folktales from Africa (also published by Struik), and many of these have been translated into various European, African and Eastern languages.