Safari Bookstore
Safari Bookstore
Here are some books and videos to help you prepare for your trip to Tanzania in July 2001. They are broken down into categories to help you select those most interesting to you.
Video/DVD/CD-ROM
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Africa-The Serengeti (1994) Rated: NR Starring: James Earl Jones, et al. Director: George Casey |
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Wild Africa Volume 1 : Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Tarangire (2nd Edition) by Jerry Borrell (Editor) CD-ROM Cd-Rom edition Vol 1 (October 1999) Sumeria |
Field Guides/Reference
These books are written for adults, but teens with good reading ability could read them, or there might be passages that an adult could read to a child.
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The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates by Richard D. Estes, Daniel Otte (Illustrator), Kathryn S. Fuller Paperback - 459 pages Rev expand edition (December 1999) Chelsea Green Pub Co |
National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife by Peter Alden, Richard D. Estes (Contributor), Duane Schlitter (Contributor), Bunny McBride Hardcover - 988 pages (October 1995) Knopf |
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Pink Flamingos by Carlo Mari (Photographer), Nigel J. Collar Hardcover - 208 pages (September 2000) Abbeville Press, Inc. |
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Maasai by Tepilit Ole Saitoti, Carol Beckwith (Photographer) Hardcover (November 1990) Abradale Press |
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Serengeti : Natural Order on the African Plain by Mitsuaki Iwago Hardcover - 312 pages (September 1996) Chronicle Books |
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African Wildlife : A Photographic Safari by Stephen J. Krasemann, Barbara Bach Hardcover - 160 pages (September 1998) Northword Pr |
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Wildlife by Mitsuaki Iwago (Photographer), Isao Tezuka (Translator) Hardcover - 608 pages (October 1998) Chronicle Books |
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In the Lion's Den by Mitsuaki Iwago Paperback - 120 pages (July 1996) Chronicle Books |
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Serengeti Lion a Study of Predator-Prey Relations by George B. Schaller Paperback (July 1976) University of Chicago Press |
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In the Country of Gazelles by Fritz R. Walther Hardcover - 162 pages (June 1995) Indiana Univ Pr |
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The Serengeti's Great Migration by Carlo Mari (Photographer), Harvey Croze, Richard D. Estes Hardcover - 256 pages (November 2000) Abbeville Press, Inc. |
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The Tree Where Man Was Born (Penguin Nature Classics) by Peter Matthiessen Paperback - 430 pages Reprint edition (April 1995) Penguin USA (Paper) |
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by Jane Goodall Hardcover Reprint edition (June 1999) Peter Smith Pub |
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The Origin of Humankind (Science Masters Series) by Richard E. Leakey Paperback Reprint edition (September 1996) Basic Books |
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Lucy - D. Johansson (out of print) |
Golden Shadows, Flying Hoofs - George Shaller (out of print) |
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Sand Rivers - Peter Matthiessen (out of print) |
The Long African Day - Norman Myers (out of print) |
Travel Guide
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Lonely Planet Tanzania, Zanzibar & Pemba (1st Ed) by Mary Fitzpatrick Paperback - 320 pages (July 1999) Lonely Planet |
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Tanzania : The Bradt Travel Guide by Philip Briggs Paperback - 336 pages 3rd edition (September 1999) Bradt Pubns |
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Travel Map Tanzania by New Holland Pubns (Editor) Paperback - 128 pages 1 edition (November 1, 1999) Globe Pequot Pr |
Children’s
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Lions at Lunchtime by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback - 70 pages (January 1998) Random House (Merchandising) |
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Misoso : Once upon a Time Tales from Africa by Verna Aardema (Editor), Reynold Ruffins (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover - 88 pages (October 1994) Knopf |
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Eyewitness: Africa by Yvonne Ayo, Ray Moller (Photographer), Geoff Dann (Photographer) Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover - 64 pages 1st edition (June 1, 2000) DK Publishing |
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This Place Is Wild : East Africa by Vicki Cobb, Barbara Lavallee (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover - 32 pages (March 1998) Walker & Co |
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by Virginia Kroll, Nancy Carpenter (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback - 32 pages Reprint edition (January 1997) Aladdin Paperbacks |
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The Maasai of East Africa (Celebrating the Peoples and Civilizations of Africa) by Jamie Hetfield, Marianne Johnston Reading level: Ages 4-8 Library Binding - 24 pages 1 edition (August 1997) Powerkids Pr |
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Rhinos for Lunch and Elephants for Supper! : A Maasai Tale by Tololwa M. Mollel, Barbara Sprull (Illustrator), Barbara Spurll (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover - 32 pages (March 1992) Clarion Books |
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Africa (True Books, Continents) by David Petersen, James Taft (Editor) Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback - 48 pages (August 1998) Children's Press |
Tanzania (Enchantment of the World) by Jason Laure, Ettagale Blauer, Ettagle Blauer Reading level: Ages 9-12 School & Library Binding (August 1994) Children's Press |
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Here Is the African Savanna by Madeleine Dunphy, Tom Leonard (Illustrator), Thomas Leonard (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Library Binding - 32 pages (April 1999) Hyperion Press |
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by The Diagram Group Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover - 112 pages (February 1997) Facts on File, Inc. |
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Africa (Continents) by Colm Regan, Pedar Cremin (Contributor) Reading level: Ages 9-12 Library Binding - 48 pages (March 1997) Raintree/Steck Vaughn |
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East Africa (Country Fact Files) by Rob Bowden, Tony Binns, Robert Bowden Reading level: Ages 9-12 Library Binding - 48 pages (January 1998) Raintree/Steck Vaughn |
Tanzania in Pictures (Visual Geography Series) by Lerner Editors, Marylee S. Crofts, Lerner Publicat Department Of Geography Reading level: Ages 9-12 Library Binding - 64 pages (June 1989) Lerner Publications Company |
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by Connie Bickman Reading level: Ages 9-12 Library Binding (January 1996) |
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Cheetahs for Kids (Wildlife for Kids Series) by Winnie MacPherson, John F. McGee (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback - 48 pages (August 1998) Northword Pr |
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Elephants for Kids (Wildlife for Kids Series) by Anthony D. Fredericks, John F. McGee (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback - 48 pages (May 1999) Northword Pr |
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Cheetahs (Nature Watch Series) by Dianne M. MacMillan, Gerry Ellis (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback - 48 pages (January 1998) Carolrhoda Books |
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The Leopard Son: A True Story by Jacqueline A. 1952 Ball, Kit Carlson Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover - 29 pages (August 27, 1996) McGraw-Hill |