I am showing photos from my family’s safari in Tanzania and Kenya at the Indian Prairie Library District next Thursday, April 14. I am recommending these items from the library’s collection to the viewers. I have included that library’s call numbers.
The Africa Diaries : an illustrated memoir of life in the bush by Dereck and Beverly
Jourbet (591.96 Jourbet) – This couple takes amazing wildlife photographs. They also take risks that you should not take. They include many interesting animal stories.
The Circle of Life : wildlife on the African savannah by Anup and Manoj Shah (591.96 Shah) - More really high quality photographs of the Serengeti with ecological discussion.
The Ghosts of Tsavo: tracking the mystery lions of East Africa by Philip Caputo (599. 757 Caputo) – The author tries to find the truth behind the legendary man-eating lions who halted construction of the railway in Kenya.
Into Africa by Craig Packer (599.051 Packer) – The author tells about his career observing the lions and other species of East Africa.
The Safari Companion: guide to watching African mammals by Richard Estes (on order) – A great reference book that explains African mammal behavior species by species.
Wonders of the African World by Henry Louis Gates (960 Gates) – The history of African civilizations is also fascinating.
Birds of Kenya and Tanzania by Dale A. Zimmerman - Indian Praire does not have this book yet, but every family going to East Africa needs to have a copy of this book.
Fiction
Indian Prairie has three novels by one of Africa’s best novelists. You learn a lot about the region while enjoying good stories.
A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Petals of Blood by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
The River Between by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
On DVD
Africa by National Geographic Television (DVD 960 Africa) – This series ran on PBS a couple of years ago. It focuses more on the people who shape the environment than the wildlife. Individuals from many ethnic groups are profiled.
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