Doyle, Arthur Conan
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Publisher / Publication Date: Duckworth 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 916.8 DOYVan Niekerk, Colleen
Summary: South Africa, 1994. Against a backdrop of apartheid and racial violence, Yolanda Petersen returns to the land of her youth at the behest of her mother. While there Yolanda longs to reconnect with her estranged daughter, Ingrid, the product of an illegal mixed-race affair with a white man. But Ingrid is missing, and as Yolanda quickly discovers, she isn't the only woman in Cape Town desperate to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little a 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VANLeVert, Suzanne
Summary: "The African nation of Botswana has transformed from a British protectorate and one of the world's poorest nations to a republic with a growing economy. Readers are able to trace this journey with the help of detailed main text that highlights the geography, history, people, and culture of Botswana. Engaging sidebars provide additional information about important figures, sites to visit, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 968.83 LEVLivingstone, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cooper Square Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LIVINGSTONE, DAVID LIVLessing, Doris May
Summary: Feeling trapped and alienated by her husband, Martha Quest must choose between the security of marriage and the sacrifices of independence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1993
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LESLessing, Doris May
Summary: Intelligent, sensitive, and fiercely passionate, Martha Quest is a young woman living on a farm in Africa, feeling her way through the torments of adolescence and early womanhood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perennial 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LESGodwin, Peter
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crescent 1972
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 967 MATEstes, Richard.
Summary: "The Safari Companion enables readers to recognize and interpret visible behavioral activities, such as courtship rituals, territorial marking, aggression, and care of young. Each account of over 80 species includes a behavioral table in which the unique actions of the hoofed mammals, carnivores, and primates are described for easy reference. In addition, useful maps show the major national...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. Co. 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.096 ESTHanes, Stephanie.
Summary: "The stunningly beautiful Gorongosa National Park, once the crown jewel of Mozambique, was nearly destroyed by decades of civil war. It looked like a perfect place for Western philanthropy: revive the park and tourists would return, a win-win outcome for the environment and the impoverished villagers living in the area. So why did some researchers find the local communities actually getting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333 HANSt. John, Lauren
Summary: A second prophesy, this time involving dolphins, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical powers over animals, when she embarks on a school trip to study marine life off the coast of Mozambique.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD ST JSt. John, Lauren
Summary: A second prophesy, this time involving dolphins, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical powers over animals, when she embarks on a school trip to study marine life off the coast of Mozambique.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC StJDugard, Martin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 DUGBrandt, Nick
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2009
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779.32 BRALessing, Doris May
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flamingo 1993
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LESAki, Evi
Summary: In Flavors of Africa, Evi Aki shares the traditional Nigerian dishes she grew up enjoying, as well as typical eats from all across the continent. She introduces customary recipes from each of Africa's different regions, including meals from Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Morocco, Egypt, Angola and more, all of which she collected with the help of relatives and family friends. Whether...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishng Co. 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.596 AKISummary: A collection of traditional stories from different parts of Africa, featuring varied characters and themes--some familiar, some newer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 NELSummary: Experience the wildlife of the Okavango Delta, an oasis and lush paradise in Southern Africa that connects a wide array of creatures. Lions chase elephants, who chase hippos, who chase crocodiles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV OKABrett, Jan
Summary: In this adaptation of the traditional folktale, three little dassies (also called rock hyraxes) build their houses in the Namib Desert of Southern Africa, hoping for protection from the eagle that lives atop a nearby mountain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2010
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 BRECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BREUnwin, Mike
Summary: Perhaps no other creature has so compelling a gaze as the owl. Its unblinking stare mesmerizes; its nocturnal lifestyle suggests secrets and mystery. This lavishly illustrated book celebrates owls from every corner of the world and offers abundant details on fifty-three of the most striking and interesting species, from the tiny Elf Owl of southwestern American deserts to the formidable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press, [2016] 2016
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 598 UNWNelson, Jo
Summary: "Welcome to the museum! Here you will find a collection of objects from ancient civilisations. Objects of beauty, functionality, war, life, death and burial. As you wander from room to room, explore the magnificence of what civilisations have left behindover thousands of years of human history!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BPP 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 930.1 NELAvery, Jaha Nailah
Summary: The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn't affect our present day, but we would be wrong. Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow. Jaha Nailah Avery is a lawyer, scholar, and reporter whose family has roots in North Carolina stretching back over 300 years....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: J 305.896 AVESummary: The powerful tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named Duma and a courageous young boy named Xan. Xan faces the true test of love when he must cross the wilds of Southern Africa to return his best friend to his rightful home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA DUMSummary: Geographically, Muslim countries cover approximately 50 percent of Africa. This program travels around the continent to inquire into Islamic history and the Muslim way of life, making stops in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zanzibar, South Africa, Senegal, Algeria, Sudan, and many other destinations. The experiences of two particular groups-those sent by Muhammad himself to Ethiopia, during the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006