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Jacana Media
Catalogue
Natural History, Travel and
Tourism Catalogue
NATUR AL HISTORY 1Birds of Southern Africa and
their Tr acks & Signs
LEE GUTTERIDGE
This book is a totally fresh approach to observing birds in
southern Africa. It affords you the opportunity to gather
previously inaccessible and indecipherable information in the
form of tracks and signs left behind by our avifauna. The book
explores the unique details of the spoor, or tracks, of many species
of birds. This approach to southern Africa’s birdlife will add
tremendously to how we experience our wonderful avifauna.
978-1-4314-2903-5 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 400pp | August 2019
Life is like a Kudu Horn
A Conservation Memoir
MARGARET JACOBSOHN
Waking up to roaring lions near her doorless dung hut;
encountering elephants while walking with other women to fetch
water from a spring... These were just some of the experiences that
would change the way Margaret Jacobsohn thought about wildlife
conservation. So, the Capetonian journalist and environmental
writer turned researcher became a Namibian and helped pioneer
an African way of doing conservation and tourism. Jacobsohn
has broken paradigms and earned some of the top international
environmental awards along the way.
978-1-4314-2866-3 | Trade Paperback | World Rights |235x155mm | 320pp | May 2019
The 30-Year Safari
A Celebration of Getaway Photography
EDITED BY JUSTIN FOX
This book celebrates Getaway’s 30th birthday. Getaway
photographs have, over the years, worked their way into almost
every media, embedding themselves in South African culture.
The 30-Year Safari is our fourth coffee table book and focuses primarily on work from
the last decade. It’s the first to combine the images of our readers and our journalists.
Getaway has become synonymous with the finest African travel photography and this
book is a tribute to the many photographers who have made it so.
978-1-4314-2867-0 | Hardcover with Dust Jacket | World Rights | 300x270mm | 144pp | April 2019
NATUR AL HISTORY 3Black Twitter, Blitz and a
Boerie a Long as Your Leg
and Other National Treasures
HAGEN ENGLER
Black Twitter, Blitz and a Boerie as Long as Your Leg lists and
celebrates the tiny, subtle aspects of South African life. Engler
looks at things everybody knows are icons of our shared South
Africanness but drills a little deeper to make them more specific,
a bit more ridiculous, a bit funnier, and hopefully with an excited
exclamation from the reader, “Yoh! That’s so true!”
978-1-4314-2752-9 | Paperback | World Rights | 198x128mm | 196pp | November 2018
The First Safari
Searching for François Levaillant
IAN GLENN
François Levaillant was the first and greatest South African birder,
the first major figure of modern ornithology, the creator of safari, the
first anthropologist of the Cape and our first investigative reporter
criticising colonial brutality. This book tells how a South African
researcher searched for Levaillant’s travel notebooks and the fate of
his collection and tried to solve the mysteries of Levaillant’s life.
978-1-4314-2733-8 | Hardcover | World Rights | 210c205mm| 260pp | October 2018
Anna Carries Water
LAURA JAMES
Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can’t manage
to carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters. This
irresistibly rhythmic and poetic tale evokes the power of sheer will
and the joy of mastery, as Anna overcomes her fear.
Also available in Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu | See price list for individual ISBNs
Paperback | Southern African Rights | 240x175mm | 40pp | August 2018
4 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019A Tree for the Birds
VERNON RL HEAD
In this novel of profound beauty, we venture deep into the mysterious
world of the Congo River and meet Chrisnelt, a Congolese boy
who grows into manhood shaped by the leaves held in the branches
of tropical forests. Set in the heart of Africa, this powerful story
offers a reflection of all of us through the eyes of a birdwatcher who
sees wings fly like escaping leaves on streams of eternal water and
air for all.
978-1-4314-2565-5 | Hardcover | World Rights | 205x130mm | 280pp | August 2018
The Game R anger, the Knife, the
Lion and the Sheep
20 Tales About Curious Characters from Southern Africa
DAVID BRISTOW
The Game Ranger, the Knife, the Lion and the Sheep offers spell-
binding stories of some amazing, little known characters from South
Africa, past and very past. These stories will excite, entertain and
enthral you! You will finish reading them wishing you had more!
978-1-4314-2702-4 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 232pp | August 2018
Robert Mugabe
A Jacana Pocket Biography
SUE ONSLOW & MARTIN PLAUT
In this biography, Sue Onslow and Martin Plaut explain Mugabe’s
formative experiences as a child and young man; his role as an admired
Afro-nationalist leader in the struggle against white settler rule and his
evolution into a political manipulator and survivalist. Ultimately, they
reveal the complexity of the man who led Zimbabwe for its first four
decades of independence.
978-1-4314-2668-3 | Paperback | Southern African Rights | 180x110mm | 160pp | June 2018
NATUR AL HISTORY 5Birding in South Africa‘s
National Parks
ROB LITTLE
This is the first book dedicated to birding in South Africa’s national
parks. The 19 featured national parks are grouped within the four
biogeographic regions – northern, arid, frontier and Cape regions.
Pertinent and interesting facts about where to find birds, including the
top 10 birds of each park and a description of general habitats, are presented
in a readable fashion. Birding in South Africa’s National Parks will be a
worthy addition to the bookshelves of bird enthusiasts, particularly birders
and ecotourists visiting South Africa from across the world.
978-1-4314-2689-8 | Paperback | World Rights | 200x130mm | 248pp | July 2018
I Remember Nelson Mandela
EDITED BY VIMLA NAIDOO & SAHM VENTER
Commissioned by Graça Machel, in partnership with the Nelson
Mandela Foundation, I Remember Nelson Mandela shares the
memories of the ordinary men and woman whose working lives
connected with Nelson Mandela. And while these are sometimes
memories of the day to day, the what might be called ‘insignificant’,
they shine much brighter than the usual because each one of these
memories reflects the manifold characteristics of an extraordinary
man.
978-1-4314-2662-1 | Hardcover | World Rights | 135x210mm | 272pp | May 2018
Born to be Free
GARETH PATTERSON
When the Lion Man of Africa, George Adamson, passed away,
his last lion cub orphans faced an uncertain future. Lion expert
Gareth Patterson rescues George’s cubs, and by living as a human
member of the little pride, he prepares to introduce the young lions
back into the wild.
978-1-4314-2617-1 | Paperback | Southern African Rights | 197x128mm | 208pp | May 2018
6 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019When Morning Comes
ARUSHI RAINA
Written from the points of view of four young people living in
Johannesburg and its black township Soweto – Zanele, a black female
student organiser, Mina, of South Asian background working at her
father’s shop, Jack, an Oxford-bound white student, and Thabo, a
tsotsi – this book explores the roots of the Soweto Uprising and the
edifice of apartheid in a South Africa about to explode.
978-1-4314-0713-2 | Paperback | South African Rights | 210x148mm | 210pp | April 2018
Rhino Revolution:
Searching for New Solutions
CLIVE AND ANTON WALKER
How is South Africa going to sustain the cost of securing rhino
while the belief continues to persist that the enemy lies elsewhere in
Southeast Asia. The Walkers believe that the problem actually lies in
South Africa’s own backyard. This book discusses corruption and the
criminal justice system, the need for more community engagement
and the costs of protection. It also looks at how far we have come since
the rhino wars in the 1980s and the rhino trade debate.
978-1-4314-2568-6 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 256pp | March 2018
Beat about the Bush
Exploring the Wild – The Comprehensive Guide
TREVOR CARNABY
This expanded edition – to include not only mammals, birds
and reptiles, but amphibians, invertebrates, plants, field signs
and clues – will keep all members of the family happy for hours,
posing questions and looking up answers. Furthermore, the
information provided by our field guide, Trevor, touch on areas as
all-encompassing as the environment, climate, geology, astronomy,
animal diseases and management practices.
978-1-4314-2075-9 | Paperback | World Rights | 235x165mm | 618pp | 2017
NATUR AL HISTORY 7Oliver Tambo
A Jacana Pocket Biography
HUGH MCMILLAN
The book traces Tambo’s role from Sharpeville in 1960 as the pre-
eminent leader of the ANC in exile in London, Tanzania and Zambia.
It shows how he held the ANC together through great difficulties,
managing its relations with African states and great powers, and
steering it towards the negotiated end of apartheid. The book analyses
the sources of Tambo’s strength as a leader, emphasising his integrity
and commitment to democracy, and the importance to him of religion,
music and family.
978-1-4314-2563-1 | Paperback | Co-pub with Ohio University Press in the US and UK | 180x110mm | 160pp | 2017
Running Wild
The Story of Zulu, an African Stallion
DAVID BRISTOW
Running Wild is an African story for all ages, of Zulu, who gets lost
during a storm but is found years later, not only alive and well, but
running as the lead stallion of a herd of wild zebras. It is a tale of
resilience, of courage and endurance, a book that will uplift, enrich
and warm every lover of the African bush.
978-1-4314-2569-3 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 224pp | 2017
The Illustrated Dictionary of
Southern African Plant Names
HUGH CLARKE AND MICHAEL CHARTERS, EDITED BY
EUGENE MOLL
This remarkable book is an indispensable guide for anyone with
an interest in botany or wondering what a plant name means.
With nearly 5 000 entries and over 500 full-colour photographs of
plants, these images not only give life to the book but in many cases
illustrate how these names relate to the plant.
978-1-4314-2443-6 | Paperback | World Rights | 235x165mm | 504pp | 2016
8 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019Olami
Simple Nourishing Fresh
NIRIT SABAN
The Olami cookbook from Nirit Saban of the popular deli on Bree
Street, Cape Town is all about simple, nourishing, wholesome
food. Olami, a word used in Israel, means global, universal and
worldly, and Nirit’s recipes open the door to many fusions and
intermingling flavours from the Middle East to South America. A
book that keeps in mind the local, the recipes with easy-to-source
ingredients make it accessible to everyone.
978-1-4314-0478-0 | Paperback | World Rights | 284x195mm | 232pp | 2017
Homegrown
BERTUS BASSON
Ultimate Braai Master host and chef Bertus Basson shares recipes
from his personal and national heritage in his first cookbook,
Homegrown. The book is a celebration of being South African
and how embracing his roots has influenced Bertus as a chef, as
many of his signature recipes are inspired by his Afrikaans origins.
Homegrown also explores how other distinctly South African tastes
and flavours have impacted his cooking, influencing his unique
take on fine dining for his award-winning restaurants.
978-1-928247-08-1 | Paperback | World Rights | 190x225mm | 224pp | 2017
Tug of War
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY NAOMI HOWARTH
This funny, heart-warming retelling of a well-lnown African folktale
by Naomi Howarth teaches children that wit and wisdom are more
important than size and physical strength, and friendship is what
matters most.
Also available in Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu | See pricelist for individual ISBNs
Paperback | Southern African Rights (from Frances Lincoln) | 240x275mm | 32pp | 2017
NATUR AL HISTORY 9Nyambur a Waits for the Bus
CATH ALEXANDER
ILLUSTRATED BY CATHERINE GROENEWALD
Nyambura is going to visit her Gogo! She arrives at the bustling
market place to find that she is last in the queue and that the
bus has not yet arrived. While she waits for the bus, Nyambura
remembers the fun things that she and her Gogo have done
together. Meanwhile, the queue of people is getting shorter and shorter because of disasters
that strike each of the waiting passengers. Will Nyambura’s generous spirit help them to get
on the bus in time?
Also available in Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu | See pricelist for individual ISBNs
Paperback | World Rights | 275x254mm | 32pp | 2017
This is the Chick
WENDY HARTMANN
ILLUSTRATED BY JOAN RANKIN
A tiny guinea fowl chick hatches early one morning and lets out a
‘cheep’. Find out what happens in the bush when the ‘cheep’ is heard
by all the African animals. Written in rhyme by best-loved children’s
author Wendy Hartmann, this humorous story will enchant and
entertain.
Also available in Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu | See pricelist for individual ISBNs
Paperback | World Rights (excluding North America) | 240x275mm | 32pp | 2017
From Protest to Challenge
Vol. 4
Political Profiles, 1882–1990
THOMAS G. KARIS AND GWENDOLEN CARTER REVISED AND
UPDATED BY GAIL M. GERHART
Political Profiles is a collection of brief but illuminating profiles
of 675 of the important figures in various organisations of the
period 1882–1990. These books are a wonderful resource for future
generations of scholars.
978-1-77009-883-1 | Trade Paperback | South African Rights | 235x155mm | 672pp | 2017
10 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019The Wild Fluffalump
A Bedtime Story
MWENYE HADITHI
ILLUSTRATED BY ADRIENNE KENNAWAY
An unknown animal goes to sleep under a tall Cotton Wool Tree,
where the leopard’s child has been bouncing all night.
It wakes up looking like a giant white fluffy ball and doesn’t recognise itself as its body is covered
in cotton. The other animals wonder what animal it is and try to discover what’s lurking under
the cotton by patting, poking, sniffing, scratching and washing it…
Also available in Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu | See pricelist for individual ISBNs
Paperback | Southern African Rights | 275x240mm | 28pp | 2017
Cattle of the Ages
Ankole Cattle in South Africa
PHOTOGRAPHS BY DANIEL NAUDÉ, TEXT BY CYRIL
RAMAPHOSA
In this majestic book, Cyril Ramaphosa reveals his passion and love
for cattle as he introduces us to the magnificent Ankole cattle, originating in Uganda and now
flourishing in South Africa. He reflects on the legacy bequeathed him by his father who had
to leave behind his cattle herd in Venda to find work as a migrant worker in Johannesburg.
The love of cattle runs deep in South Africans and Cyril is doing more than restoring his
father’s loss, he is resuscitating a new pride for South Africans with these remarkable cattle.
978-1-4314-2581-5 | Hardcover | World Rights | 280x345mm | 196pp | 2017
What a Great Idea!
Awesome South African Inventions
MIKE BRUTON
This is the ultimate book on South African innovations and
inventions that every South African should own. It is crammed
with information on the awesome variety of new products and
services that South Africans, at home and abroad, have invented
from pre-colonial times to the present. Written in a highly readable
style and richly illustrated, it will astonish, surprise and inspire you!
978-1-4314-2427-6 | Hardcover | World Rights | 275x210mm | 264pp | 2017
NATUR AL HISTORY 11Safaris & Spices
An African food journey
NICO VERSTER
An African cookbook that takes inspiration from all over the
world, this book features North, East, South and West African
cuisine as well as the Middle Eastern, South East Asian and
European recipes that have influenced and sculpted the food
scene in South Africa over centuries. Verster was inspired by
traditional recipes but has added his own signature twist to each dish. This book highlights
the modern diversity in the current gastronomic scene and reminds you why you love Africa.
978-1-4314-2532-7 | Paperback | World Rights | 245x245mm | 256pp | 2017
Feast with Sababa
Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Food
TAL SMITH
Tal Smith, owner of the popular Sea Point deli, Sababa, is back
with new recipes in Feast with Sababa. This follows the incredible
success of the first cookbook and the constant request for more
recipes.This is a beautiful book full of delectable recipes featuring
an array of meze, salads, risottos and meat recipes among others.
978-1-4314-0478-0 | Paperback | World Rights | 275x190mm | 232pp | 2017
Plentiful
The Big Book of Buddha Food
CHRISI VAN LOON, LOUIS VAN LOON, PAUL ATKINSON,
ANGELA SHAW
Plentiful: The Big Book of Buddha Food will give you an
opportunity to explore vegetarian cuisine of the highest order,
tried and tested in the kitchen of an internationally renowned
meditation centre. We are sure that you will come to the
conclusion that there is nothing humble about vegetables!
978-1-4314-2470-2 | Paperback | World Rights | 245x245mm | 176pp | 2016
12 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019A Rhino in my Garden
Love, Life and the African Bush
CONITA WALKER
Conita Walker tells the story of the love match that lured her from
the world of international air travel to plunge, somewhat naively,
into the life of a conservationist. Conita’s life begins on a remote
missionary station but she eventually finds her true mission in
the rescue and hand-rearing of black and white rhino orphans.
There was a baby hippo to rescue and re-wild too, conservation
organisations to found and support, wilderness battles to fight, but it
was the rhinos that became her life’s work.
978-1-4314-2595-2 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 296pp | 2017
Featherings
True Stories in Search of Birds
EDITED BY VERNON RL HEAD
If the bird writings of Le Vaillant turned a generation of young
European readers into ornithologists, this remarkable collection
of birding curiosities written by some of our most intrepid bird
observers will convert a new generation of South African readers.
Enter gently and quietly into this world of birds, absorb these stories
told by those who have been watching and listening, who can tell their
bishops from their butchers. There is a story here for everyone.
978-1-4314-2579-2 | Hardcover | World Rights | 215x144mm | 192pp | 2017
Last Night at the Bassline
DAVID COPLAN AND OSCAR GUTIERREZ
Music historian Professor David Coplan tells the story of Bassline
and the Holmes’s journey in this beloved music venue. This book
is a tangible piece of the magic to take home and savour. And
those who were never there will be given a chance to experience
this dream. With more than fifty iconic photographs from Oscar
Gutierrez, the book is more than just a memoir. It is a gritty, smoky,
passionate slice of time. Bassline will always be a reminder of what
it feels like to live the impossible.
978-1-4314-2499-3 | Paperback | World Rights | 245x185mm | 184pp | 2017
NATUR AL HISTORY 13Invertebrates of Southern
Africa & their Tracks and Signs
LEE GUTTERIDGE
This book covers a never-before-explored aspect of Southern
African nature, researched and written over the last four and a
half years to open a door to a little known micro-world that exists
all around us – invertebrates. It is an essential new addition to the
library of every nature lover.
978-1-4314-2157-2 | Paperback | World Rights | 210x140mm | 416pp | 2017
A Guide to the Garden Route
The Definitive Guide to the Garden Route
REVISED AND UPDATED
This book will take you on a magical journey along South Africa’s
Garden Route while exploring the hidden secrets of our natural
heritage. Filled with detailed and up-to-date information, this book
tells you where to go, how to get there and what you’ll find in the
area. This book will appeal to tourists and locals, holiday makers,
hikers, bikers, walkers, birders, outdoor enthusiasts, nature lovers
and guides!
978-1-4314-2520-4 | Paperback | World Rights | 235x165mm | 232pp | 2017
More Braai the Beloved Country
JEAN NEL
Following on the success of Braai the Beloved Country, which sold
over 10 000 copies, Jean Nel, well-known outdoor cooking coach,
brings the aspiring braai master more of his mouth-watering
recipes: Korean Beef Short Ribs with Kimchi, Kudu Fillets in
ZipLoc Marinade, and Whole Fish with Chilli, Orange Salt, and
many others. It will definitely have everyone begging for more.
978-1-4314-2429-0 | Paperback | World Rights | 230x170mm | 154pp | 2016
14 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019Traces and Tracks
A Thirty Year Journey with the San
PAUL WEINBERG
This book depicts Paul Weinberg’s intimate perspective on the
lives of modern-day San over the past 30 years in Botswana,
Namibia and South Africa. In 2013 and 2014, Paul embarked
on visits to communities that he had previously encountered.
He reconnected with many people whom he had known and
acquainted himself with new voices.
978-1-4314-2431-3 | Hardcover | World Rights | 230x280mm | 184pp | April 2017
Lyle the Crocodile
DIANNE STEWART & JOAN RANKIN
When Lyle the Crocodile had a terrible toothache, his friends
took him to Dr Molar the dentist, but he couldn’t help him.
Neither could Dr Canine. How did Lyle eventually get help for his
toothache? A great book for encouraging children to look after their
teeth with exuberant illustrations from award-winning illustrator
Joan Rankin.
Also available in Afrikaans, isiZulu and isiXhosa | See pricelist for individual ISBNs
Paperback | World Rights | 230x230mm | 32pp | 2016
Terrestrial Gamebirds & Snipes
of Africa
Guineafowls, Francolins, Spurfowls, Quails, Sandgrouse & Snipes
ROB LITTLE
This definitive, full-colour monograph offers a concise summary
of the large body of accumulated scientific research and field-guide
literature on these birds. Pertinent and interesting facts about the
description, distribution, habits, feeding, breeding and conservation
of each species are presented in a readable fashion.
978-1-4314-2414-6 | Flexi-cover | World Rights | 240x168mm | 280pp | 2016
NATUR AL HISTORY 15Spices South Africa Flavours
and tr aditions
SOPHIA LINDOP
Sophia Lindop has produced a book telling the tale of two
main influences, namely the Indian population and the Malay
population, and how their eating habits have inspired the rest of
our country in such a way that their recipes are now part of our
national heritage.
978-1-4314-2424-5 | Paperback | World Rights | 160x155mm | 184pp | 2016
Elephant Dawn
The Inspirational Story of Thirteen Years Living with Elephants
in the African Wilderness
SHARON PINCOTT
Powerful and moving, this is the truly unforgettable story of one
woman’s life-changing relationship with the remarkable Presidential
Elephants of Zimbabwe, a celebrated clan of wild, free-roaming
elephants who now face the very real threat of being poached to
extinction for their ivory.
978-1-4314-2415-3 | Trade Paperback | Southern African Rights
(from Allen & Unwin, Aus.) | 235x155mm | 320pp | 2016
Blacks DO Caravan
FIKILE HLATSHWAYO
When her family broke the news of their countrywide caravanning
adventure, Fikile was adamant that ‘Blacks don’t caravan’! But
faced with the prospect of being abandoned at home she put aside
her preconceptions, put on her sunhat and started reading up on
the way of the wild. What followed was an eye-opening, mind-
changing trip of a lifetime. Fikile and her family visited over 25
caravan parks. They covered over 10 000 kilometres, and traversed
all nine provinces.
978-1-4314-2377-4 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 245x168mm | 196pp | 2016
16 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019Guide to the Animals of
Southern Africa
LYNNE MATTHEWS
This essential guide to the animals of southern Africa has been
written specifically for young outdoor enthusiasts. Find out about
their lifecycles, the places they live, why some keep territories,
why they migrate or hibernate, how they find a mate and escape
predators, and how they interact with one another.
978-1-4314-2329-3 | Paperback | World Rights | 210x140mm | 280pp | 2016
Dudu’s Basket
DIANNE STEWART WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
ELIZABETH PULLES
When Dudu finishes weaving her first basket, by the light of the
full moon, Uncle Jojo tells her that a first basket should always
be given away … Read award-winning author Dianne Stewart’s
story about Dudu’s basket and its journey through a number of
cultures, beautifully illustrated by award-winning illustrator,
Elizabeth Pulles.
Also available in Afrikaans, isiZulu and isiXhosa | See pricelist for individual ISBNs
Paperback | World Rights | 230x230mm | 32pp | 2016
Handa’s Surprise
EILEEN BROWNE
This is the story of Handa, who decides to take seven pieces of fruit
to her friend Akeyo in the neighbouring village. But a series of sneaky
animals steal them from Handa’s basket, which she’s carrying on her
head! Richly illustrated, brimming with luscious fruit and cheeky
wild animals, this story is for the youngest of readers. In the best
pantomime spirit, children will long to tell Handa what’s happening
right behind her!
See pricelist for individual ISBNs | Paperback | Southern African rights only,
in all languages except English (from Walker Books, UK) | 205x208mm | 32pp | 2016
NATUR AL HISTORY 17River of Gold
PETER NORTON, MIKE GARDNER AND CLIVE WALKER
River of Gold explores the Limpopo River’s history, its ancient past,
wildlife and landscapes, early
kingdoms and their people, travel and adventures, and the
conservation efforts of four national parks. The book (and the river)
encompasses two world heritage sites, two transfrontier conservation
areas, private game reserves, some of the richest rock art sites in
southern Africa with the river’s ‘source’ centred at the site of the
world’s richest gold deposits ever discovered, Johannesburg.
978-1-4314-2338-5 | Paperback | World Rights | 255x190mm | 224pp | 2016
When I was a Fish
Tales of an Ichthyologist
MIKE BRUTON
This fast-paced, highly readable book not only recounts the
extraordinary life of Mike Bruton, one of the leading fish
biologists in Africa, but also explores and discusses the various
issues and topics in which he was involved as a scientist,
conservationist and science educator. Through funny, peculiar and
sometimes alarming episodes during his career, Bruton shows that
an aquatic scientist’s life is a story worth telling!
978-1-4314-2057-5 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 280pp | 2015
Br aai & Potjie Flavours and
Tr aditions
SOPHIA LINDOP
A braai is ideal for entertaining – and a ‘bring-’n-braai’ is common.
These are all about gathering together in a sociable environment,
so everyone arrives with whatever they want to cook on the braai
that day, along with salads and bread. The host provides a huge
fire, and the day evolves into a party. This book endeavours to light a fire for you, and
beckons you to join us as we place a few lamb chops on the sizzling griddle and pour a glass
of wine. Welcome to the great outdoors.
978-1-4314-2201-2 | Paperback | World Rights | 160x155mm | 184pp | 2015
18 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019South Africa Flavours and
Tr aditions
SOPHIA LINDOP
South Africa – a land of wide, open spaces containing an
unimaginable spectrum of breath-taking landscapes that is
echoed in the melange of its people, a nation known worldwide
for its friendliness, humour and hospitality. Nothing reflects
the rich historical background and diverse origins of this nation better than its cuisine.
Whether outside around a fire, or inside around a table, the nation’s spirit is exemplified
by gatherings endowed with sumptuous food, the sound of a cork popping, and much joy,
laughter and storytelling.
978-1-4314-2199-2 | Paperback | World Rights | 160x155mm | 184pp | 2015
Cape Town Flavours and
Tr aditions
SOPHIA LYNDOP
For more than three centuries, the Cape has continued to provide
for the needs of visitors from all parts of the world. Cape Town
Flavours and Traditions takes you on this journey through the
centuries and focuses on the appreciation and enjoyment of food
then and now. We invite you to explore our unique tapestry of flavours and hope you will
stop awhile and enjoy the stories and food at our Cape table.
978-1-4314-1032-3 | Paperback | World Rights | 160x160mm | 184pp | 2014
Br aai the Beloved Country
JEAN NEL
In Braai the Beloved Country, Jean Nel shares his favourite braai
recipes from 15 years of cooking, training and catering. The book
contains the secrets of cooking everything from a perfect ‘tjoppie’
to breads and salads on that favourite South African cultural
icon – the braai. Not only does he present a host of delicious
and unexpected recipes; he goes beyond just cooking, covering
everything you need to know about the braai including the tools
you’ll need and their maintenance.
978-1-4314-0908-2 | Paperback | World Rights | 230x170mm | 168pp | 2013
NATUR AL HISTORY 19Hike Cape Town
Top Day Trails on the Peninsula
FIONA MCINTOSH
This new, full-colour guide to the top day trails of Cape Town and
the Cape Peninsula – the heart of the Cape Floral Region World
Heritage Site – has something for everyone.
978-1-4314-2066-7 | Paperback | World Rights | 190x140mm | 224pp | 2015
Gauteng Hikes & Walks
TIM HARTRIGHT
Gauteng may be the Place of Gold, but it is also home to many
hikes and walks that most Gautengers don’t even know about. This
book will help you discover them while giving you a more intimate
encounter with a province shrouded in the beauty of indigenous
vegetation, mountains, rivers and waterfalls. Tim Hartwright
covers both the shorter walks in urban parks and rural areas, along
with overnight trails.
978-1-4314-0802-3 | Paperback | World Rights | 210x140mm | 176pp | 2013
Passes and Poorts South Africa
Getaway’s Top Scenic Mountain Routes
MARION WHITEHEAD
Many of the modern passes in South Africa still follow ancient
animal migration routes; others are engineering masterpieces that
challenge gravity. All take travellers deep into rugged and wild
terrain where nature reigns supreme. Passes & Poorts South Africa is
packed with information to enrich both the driving and the armchair
travelling experience.
978-1-4314-0958-7 | Paperback | World Rights | 245x168mm | 176pp | 2014
20 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019Passes and Poorts
Getaway’s Top 30 Scenic Mountain Routes in the Western Cape
MARION WHITEHEAD
From the Cederberg in the northwest to the Tsitsikamma
Mountains in the east, the rugged mountains of the Western
Cape form a formidable barrier between the coastal plateau and the
hinterland. Passes & Poorts provides a detailed guide to the most
scenic, from fauna and flora to the personalities behind the passes.
978-1-77009-805-3 | Paperback | World Rights | 245x168mm | 176pp | 2011
Back Roads of the Cape
DAVID FLEMINGER
Back Roads of the Cape is not a travel guide with lists of hotels
and restaurants. Instead, the pages are taken up with historical
narratives, personal recollections, reflections on politics,
environmental debates, social observation and some practical
travel information. The rest is left up to the traveller to organise.
Resources for further information are listed in the back of the
book.
978-1-77009-066-8 | Paperback | World Rights | 235x165mm | 224pp | 2008
Garden Route Guide
JACANA
The Garden Route is a flat, wave-cut platform along the Cape
coast in the shadow of beautiful mountains. Discover fascinating
biodiversity, and enjoy an abundance of outdoor activities in the
area.
978-1-77009-146-7 | Paperback | World Rights | 235x165mm | 152pp | 1997
NATUR AL HISTORY 21Beat about the Bush Mammals
and Birds
Revised & Updated
TREVOR CARNABY
In 2005, when the first Beat about the Bush was published, it was
an instant success and everyone wanted more. Now, in response to
overwhelming popular demand, Trevor has completely revised and
updated the original favourite comprehensive book.
978-1-4314-0853-5 | Paperback | World Rights | 235x165mm | 296pp | 2013
Beat about the Bush Mammals
TREVOR CARNABY
This book follows in the footsteps of its immensely popular
predecessor, Beat about the Bush: Mammals & Birds. This
expanded version has been revised to cover mammals in a more
comprehensive manner with updated classifications, new questions
and answers, a more user-friendly format and more than 600 full-
colour photographs.
978-1-77009-240-2 | Paperback | World Rights | 235x165mm | 376pp | 2006
Beat about the Bush Birds
TREVOR CARNABY
The Beat about the Bush series answers all those everyday
questions that are prompted by visits to the bush. It fills the gap in
exisiting literature and field guides alike, complemented by more
than 900 full-colour photographs. Although details are given on
bird identification and all the bird groups of southern Africa are
covered in a very informative ‘Did you know’ section, this work
can more appropriately be described as a behavioural guide.
978-1-77009-241-9 | Paperback | World Rights | 235x165mm | 768pp | 2008
22 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019Roberts Guide to the Nests
& Eggs of Southern African
Birds
WARWICK TARBOTON
This new field guide deals with the nesting habits of the 730 bird
species known to breed in southern Africa. The information given
is an up-to-date summary of what is known about the nesting
habits of each species.
978-0-620-50629-8 | Paperback | World Rights | 240x168mm | 416pp | 2011
The Guide’s Guide to Guiding
GARTH THOMPSON
The Guide’s Guide to Guiding is aimed at informing and educating
those who have a love and appreciation for the great outdoors.
Thompson illustrates various principles of guiding with real-life
stories. Throughout the book he concentrates on the dreams,
expectations and aspirations that the client, guest and tourist has
of an African safari and explains how the guide has the power to
make or break those dreams.
978-1-77009-247-1 | Paperback | World Rights | 235x165mm | 240pp | 2006
Mammals of Southern Africa
and their Tr acks & Signs
LEE GUTTERIDGE AND LOUIS LIEBENBERG
The ability to accurately read difficult, partial or little-seen signs
left in the soil or sand is rare and largely the domain of professionals
but Mammal of Southern Africa and their Tracks & Signs is a guide
for both beginner and expert alike. It combines Louis Liebenberg’s
accurate sketches with Lee Gutteridge’s diverse range of colour
photographs, illustrating the spoor in different types of terrain.
978-1-4314-0806-1 | Paperback | World Rights | 210x140mm | 288pp | 2013
NATUR AL HISTORY 23The Antelope of Africa
WILLEM FROST
This is the story of Africa’s antelope, as well as being a practical field
guide. Antelope species and sub-species are threatened and almost
everywhere on the decline. This book tells about their conservation
status, threats and risks for survival, distribution ranges, habitat
requirements and habits. Specific reference is made to sub-species
as the conservation prospects for many species differ from region
to region. The Antelope of Africa aims to raise the appreciation and
diversity of the species and is a must for anyone with an interest in
Africa’s wildlife.
978-1-4314-0608-1 | Paperback | World Rights | 240x168mm | 362pp | 2014
Field Guide to Shorebirds of
South Africa
ROY COWGILL AND STEPHEN DAVIS
This unique new guide will help identify the more common
waders (shorebirds) in South Africa and will appeal to both
experienced birders as well as novices. Using classification,
characteristics and behaviour, and based on an 8-point
identification framework, the reader is guided through the stages
of identification of shorebirds.
978-1-4314-0647-0 | Paperback | World Rights | 215x140mm | 184pp | 2013
A Delight of Owls
African Owls Observed
PETER STEYN
Owls, being highly specialised nocturnal predators, perfectly
adapted for their life in darkness, are difficult to study, and it
requires a special blend of enthusiasm and masochism to sit up
through the “vast dead and middle of the night” photographing
and observing them. This classic book deals with the twelve
species of owls found in southern Africa.
978-1-77009-740-7 | Paperback | World Rights | 235x170mm | 176pp | 2009
24 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019How and Where to
Photogr aph Birds in
Southern Africa
Insider’s Guide
ISAK PRETORIUS
Whether you are new to bird photography or already a passionate
hobbyist, this guide will teach you all the tools, techniques and
creative ideas required to take your bird photography to the next
level.
978-1-4314-0930-3 | Paperback | World Rights | 210x140mm | 244pp | 2014
A Landscape of Insects
And Other Invertebrates
DUNCAN NEIL MACFADYEN (AUTHOR)
SHEM COMPION (PHOTOGRAPHER)
A Landscape of Insects and Other Invertebrates is a stepping stone
in the process of documenting and conserving South Africa’s huge
diversity of insect life. The images in this volume have all been
photographed on the “Diamond Route” properties belonging to
De Beers and the Oppenheimer family, areas which exist primarily
to promote conservation and research.
978-1-77009-767-4 | Hardcover | World Rights | 250x250mm | 296pp | 2009
Top Wildlife Photogr aphy
Spots in South Africa
Insider’s Guide
SHEM COMPION
Wildlife photographer and photographic tour leader Shem
Compion shares his closely guarded secrets into the wheres and
hows of wildlife photography. Filled with detailed and up-to-date
information, this book tells you where to go, how to get there,
what you’ll find in the parks and wildlife areas of South Africa and
how to make your pictures truly professional.
978-1-77009-835-0 | Paperback | World Rights | 210x140mm | 296pp | 2010
NATUR AL HISTORY 25Top Wildlife Photogr aphy
Spots in Namibia and Botswana
Insider’s Guide
SHEM COMPION
Inspired by Africa’s unique beauty, Shem Compion explores the
best photography spots in Botswana and Namibia. This book
provides a comprehensive guide to visiting some of the most
remote destinations in the world. The daunting questions of when
to go, how to get there, where to stay and what to do are quickly
answered.
978-1-4314-0259-5 | Paperback | World Rights | 210x140mm | 224pp | 2012
Sharks
The Perfect Predators
ALESSANDRO DE MADDALENA
Sharks are the sea’s most feared predators, and many people think
of them as ferocious monsters – but they are also fascinating,
graceful and powerful creatures that evolved long before
dinosaurs. Find out more about these misunderstood and highly
endangered animals.
978-1-77009-559-5 | Paperback | World Rights (excl. France to Ancre de Marine;
Italy to Gruppo Perdisa Editore) | 235x165mm | 208pp | 2008
Voices from the Forest
Celebrating Nature and Culture in Xhosaland
TONY DOLD AND MICHELLE COCKS
Voices from the Forest is a fascinating book which explores the
journey of celebrating the link between people and nature. The
book reveals how plants, animals and landscapes are profoundly
reflected in Xhosa language, stories, poetry, religious rituals,
healing practices and the everyday customs that define Xhosa
culture.
978-1-4314-0299-1 | Hardcover | World Rights | 265x210mm | 236pp | 2012
26 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019Sappi Tree Spotting Series
Sappi Tree Spotting is an easy method of tree identification, written for the newcomer to
the area, as well as the experienced tree enthusiast.
978-1-77009-237-2 978-1-77009-038-5
978-1-77009-561-8 978-1-77009-082-8 978-1-77009-123-8
Paperback | World Rights | 235x165mm
Garden Aloes
GIDEON F SMITH & ESTRELA FIGUEIREDO
Garden Aloes is a world-furst, dealing with a range of the most
desirable aloe cultivars and hypbrids, all of which are exceptionally
suitable for planting in gardens. These enhanced aloes have never
before had a book dedicated to them.
978-1-4314-2107-7 | Paperback | World Rights | 165x235mm | 208pp | 2015
NATUR AL HISTORY 27Even the Cows were Amazed
Shipwreck Survivors in South-east Africa, 1552–1782
GILLIAN VERNON
Between the 16th and 18th centuries a number of European ships
involved in trade with the East came to grief on the south-east
African coast. In almost all cases there were survivors, both
passengers and crew, whose stories were later recounted and
written down. And what stories these are. Many parties undertook
epic journeys on foot from the wreck site to reach places where
they might be rescued.
978-1-4314-0800-9 | Paperback | World Rights | 240x165mm | 176pp | 2013
Pilot in the Wild
Flights of Conservation and Survival
JOHN BASSI
John Bassi has dedicated most of his life to the plight of wildlife
in Africa. Raised in north-eastern Zimbabwe, he was inspired by
a life of living and working in wilderness areas throughout sub-
Saharan Africa. Fuelled by a passion for wilderness and aviation,
John Bassi embarked on a challenging and fascinating journey
through the birth, growth and change of South Africa’s game
capture industry.
978-1-4314-0871-9 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 320pp | 2013
Baobab Tr ails
A Journey of Wilderness and Wanderings
CLIVE WALKER WITH SALLY ANTROBUS
Baobab Trails is the story of Clive Walker’s journey, spanning
more than forty years, told through his experiences with some
extraordinary and remarkable personalities. Clive’s contact with
baobab trees and their presence, combined with his desire to retrace
his steps and record and capture these remarkable trees, their size,
human history and his own adventures upon first encountering them,
means that these remarkable trees are woven into his autobiography.
978-1-4314-0867-2 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 304pp | 2013
28 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019The Rhino Keepers
Struggle for Survival
CLIVE & ANTON WALKER
Few animals face as violent, as well organised, and as determined
an enemy as the world’s rhinos. Across the continent, rhinos
are being slaughtered on a daily basis. The Rhino Keepers is a
personal story of the conservation of rhinos in southern Africa.
It charts the ongoing struggle for survival of these amazing
animals told through the experiences and insights of pre-eminent
conservationists, Clive and Anton Walker.
978-1-4314-0423-0 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 240pp | 2012
Between the Tides
In Search of Sea Turtles
GEORGE HUGHES
Much can be learned about the condition of the planet’s
environment by looking at sea turtles. They have existed for over
100 million years, and they travel throughout the world’s oceans.
Suddenly, however, they are struggling to survive – largely because
of things people are doing to the planet’s oceans and beaches.
If, however, we learn from our mistakes and begin changing our
behaviour, there is still time to save sea turtles from extinction.
978-1-4314-0562-6 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 260pp | 2012
African Wild Dogs
On the Front Line
BRENDAN WHITTINGTON-JONES
If ever a species could be considered an underdog in the face of
human development, the wild dog, Lycaon pictus is it. They are
loved. They are despised. The immediate future of this dynamic,
endangered carnivore is in the hands of a thinly spread, intensely
committed network of conservationists, donors, state reserves and
progressive landowners.
978-1-4314-2129-9 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 220pp | 2015
NATUR AL HISTORY 29Battle for the President’s
Elephants
Life, Lunacy & Elation in the African Bush
SHARON PINCOTT
Searching for something more than her high-flying IT-executive
life was offering her, Sharon Pincott traded her privileged First
World existence to start a new life with the Presidential Elephants
of Zimbabwe – the country’s flagship clan of over 450 wild
elephants.
978-1-4314-0359-2 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 240pp | 2012
The Elephants and I
Pursuing a Dream in Troubled Zimbabwe
SHARON PINCOTT
An unplanned visit to South Africa’s Kruger National Park
changed Sharon Pincott’s life as she knew it. She was a high-
flying Information Technology specialist Down Under, but
now she dreamt of working with Africa’s wildlife. Eventually,
she abandoned her life of privilege and luxury and moved to
Zimbabwe – to live and work among elephants on land bordering
Hwange National Park.
978-1-77009-649-3 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 296pp | 2009
Hyena Nights & K alahari
Days
GUS & MARGIE MILLS
Hyenas have a bad reputation and are misunderstood by most
people. Until recent years, many wildlife publications used words
like freak, stupid, demented and ungainly to describe hyenas, but
in this book Gus and Margie Mills allow the reader to see these
intriguing animals for what they really are: intelligent, powerful,
even beautiful.
978-1-77009-811-4 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 256pp | 2010
30 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019Saving the Zululand
Wilderness
An Early Struggle for Nature Conservation
DONALD P MCCRACKEN
Within a generation, the wilderness of Zululand, with its
spectacular array of mammals, birds and plants, came near to
extinction. This is the saga of that decline and of the heroic and
successful attempt to preserve them.
978-1-77009-596-0 | Hardcover | World Rights | 270x220mm | 176pp | 2008
Tri the Beloved Country
Running, Mounting Biking and Kayaking the Borders
of South Africa
KIM VAN KETS
What makes a working mother and average athlete decide to take
on a massive physical and mental challenge to run, cycle and kayak
the perimeter of South Africa, covering 6 772 km in less than five
months? Kim van Kets was inspired by a desire to demonstrate to
her daughter the fact that mothers are heroes too.
978-1-4314-2134-3 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 184pp | 2015
Freedom Rider
10 000km by Mountain Bike across South Africa
KEVIN DAVIE
Freedom Rider is not only an adventure story about an epic bike
ride in extreme conditions but a foray into the histories and
cultures that have made South Africa what it is today. When
journalist Kevin Davie started riding his mountain bike in remote,
wide-open South African spaces he found himself on a 10 000km
journey that tested his courage and determination through
blizzards, lightning and hail storms as well as forty-degree heat.
978-1-4314-0558-9 | Trade Paperback | World Rights | 235x155mm | 240pp | 2013
NATUR AL HISTORY 31Africa Trek
In the Footsteps of Mankind from the Cape of Good Hope to
Mount Kilimanjaro
SONIA AND ALEXANDRE POUSSIN
Three years, eleven countries, 1 200 families, 14 000 kilometres of
adventures while walking in the footsteps of mankind through the
Cradle of Life. Remarkable French couple, Alexandre and Sonia
Poussin, embarked on a rare and epic journey through Africa,
entirely on foot.
978-1-77009-717-9 | Trade Paperback | Southern African Rights (from Inkwater Press, US)
235x155mm | 496pp | 2009
Africa Trek 2
In the Footsteps of Mankind from Mount Kilimanjaro to the
Sea of Galilee
SONIA AND ALEXANDRE POUSSIN
With the first seven thousand kilometres under their belt,
Alexandre and Sonia continue their trek to walk the length of
Africa entirely on foot. Starting where volume 1 leaves off, this
volume entrances readers with new, unexpected events both heart-
warming and horrifying.
978-1-4314-0159-8 | Trade Paperback
Southern African Rights (from Inkwater Press, US) | 235x155mm | 672pp | 2011
Getaway
21 Years of Travel Writing
CAMERON EWART-SMITH AND JUSTIN FOX (EDITORS)
This wonderful collection of travel writing captures the very best
of Getaway’s articles over the past 21 years of travel, exploration
and adventure. It’s a celebration of the diversity of the continent
and of the journalists who write about it. This book is a superb
showcase of the writing that has made Getaway the leading travel
magazine in Southern Africa.
978-1-77009-886-2 | Hardcover | World Rights | 235x155mm | 256pp | 2010
32 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019Africa Lens
20 Years of Getaway Photography
JUSTIN FOX (EDITOR)
Twenty years of remarkable Getaway photography has culminated
in this vivid photographic passport to Africa. It has captured the
spirit of African travel and adventure. The magazine has portrayed
the continent’s people, fauna and landscapes in many indelible
ways over the past 20 years.
978-1-77009-760-5 | Hardcover | World Rights | 270x270mm | 144pp | 2009
Another Country
South Africa: New Portraits
REINER LEIST
Another Country, South Africa: New Portraits is based on South
Africans’ views on the country and personal history; it gives an
unvarnished account of what has changed personally and generally
in the country through the lens of existing photographs.
978-1-4314-0956-3 | Hardcover | World Rights | 255x200mm | 320pp | 2014
K aroo
Diesel & Dust
OBIE OBERHOLZER
With love and enthusiasm Oberholzer has
followed his travel dreams across these
Happysadlands, reflecting people and
978-1-4314-0835-1 978-1-4314-0110-9 places along the way. Never influenced by
any styles, he has stuck to his own brand
of visual language, keeping his eyes on the
road and the country in his heart.
Hardcover | South African Rights
(from X-Cargo Netherlands) | 200pp
NATUR AL HISTORY 33Soweto
JODI BIEBER
Acclaimed home-grown photographer Jodi Bieber has created
an open-ended essay which is a celebration and a portrait of life
in Soweto today. The importance of Soweto in the collective
consciousness is hard to overstate. It registers as a place born of
resistance, perhaps even embodying the South African struggle for
freedom.
978-1-77009-806-0 | Paperback | World Rights | 246x196mm | 160pp | 2010
DemoCr azy
SA’s Twenty-Year Trip, 1994–2014
ZAPIRO
TEXT BY MIKE WILLS
South Africa approaches 20 years of democracy and what better
way to look back at the country’s wild ride than through the lens
of Zapiro. South Africa may have changed in twenty years but
Zapiro’s sharp wit and cutting satire have remained a welcome
constant over the years.
978-1-4314-1036-1 | Paperback | World Rights | 240x215mm | 268pp | 2014
VuvuzelaNation
Ou SA Sport 1995–2014
ZAPIRO
TEXT BY MIKE WILLS
VuvuzelaNation is a collection of more than 200 iconic cartoons
from the nation’s sharpest bestselling cartoonist telling the
curious, glorious, calamitous and chaotic story of sport in the New
South Africa.
978-1-4314-0164-2 | Paperback | World Rights | 240x215mm | 160pp | 2013
34 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019Pocket Series
The Jacana series of pocket guides is meant for those who are looking for a brief but lively
introduction to a wide range of relevant topics of African history, politics and biography.
Written by some of the leading experts in their fields, the individual volumes are
informative and accessible, inexpensive yet well produced, and slim enough to put in your
pocket and carry with you to read.
978-1-4314-0883-2 978-1-4314-0493-3 978-1-4314-0891-7 978-1-4314-2117-6
978-1-4314-2308-8 978-1-4314-0487-2 978-1-4314-0578-7 978-1-4314-0366-0
978-1-4314-2334-7 978-1-4314-2203-6 978-1-4314-2113-8 978-1-4314-0385-1
Paperback | World Rights (excl. USA and UK - Ohio University Press) | 180x110mm
NATUR AL HISTORY 35978-1-4314-2412-2 978-1-4314-0100-0 978-1-77009-962-3 978-1-4314-0887-0
978-1-4314-0382-0 978-1-4314-0379-0 978-1-4314-0879-5 978-1-77009-963-0
978-1-4314-2330-9 978-1-4314-2109-1 978-1-4314-2410-8
978-1-77009-961-6 978-1-4314-2411-5 978-1-4314-2563-1 978-1-4314-2668-3
36 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019 NATUR AL HISTORY 36K achoo Series
TINA SCOTFORD
ILLUSTRATIONS BY FRANS GROENEWALD
In the heart of Africa lies the Land of Kachoo, with vast open plains and deep rivers, too.
Animals roam freely in their wild domain through forests and grasslands and rocky terrain.
Big cats and rhino and Thomson’s gazelle, elephant and zebra – they live here as well.
The sights and the sounds in the Land of Kachoo are uniquely African and will remain with
you. The roar of the lions on a starlit night and the echo of hooves running away in fright or
the call of the fish eagle in the African sun are sounds to signal your safari’s begun. Come
and explore this land, if you dare. A wild African adventure awaits you in there!
The books all have an activity sticker page and map that take you into the heart of the Land
of Kachoo.
978-1-4314-0895-5 978-1-4314-2108-4
978-1-4314-0759-0 978-1-4314-0761-3 978-1-4314-0693-7
978-1-4314-0695-1 978-1-4314-0694-4 978-1-4314-6760-6
Children’s Books | Paperback | World Rights | 220x250mm | 24pp
NATUR AL HISTORY 37Best of Getaway Funny Signs
GETAWAY MAGAZINE
Most road signs are straightforward. They tell you basics such
as what to do, which direction to go in and where you are. Then
occasionally (and usually unintentionally) one will come across
funny signs, or severely grammatically incorrect signage, which
tends to provide humour. What makes a classic funny sign picture? Well, an exotic blend of
innovative English grammar, plain and simple innocence and a dash of classic irony. Join
Getaway as they look back over twenty-odd years of publishing to bring you The Best of
Getaway Funny Signs.
978-1-4314-0260-1 | Paperback | World Rights | 170x235mm | 96pp | 2012
African Orchestr a
WENDY HARTMANN
ILLUSTRATED BY JOAN RANKIN
With magical illustrations from Joan Rankin, and poetry from
masterful story teller, Wendy Hartmann, the rhyme lyrically
captures the magic of the African sounds of nature. From the
clicking of crickets to the crackle of the fire, follow the journey
that celebrates these sounds, in the rhythm and music of Africa.
Also available in Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu | See pricelist for individual ISBNs
Paperback | World Rights | 288x247mm | 32pp | 2016
Who is King?
Ten Magical Stories from Africa
BEVERLEY NAIDOO
ILLUSTRATED BY PIET GROBLER
All kinds of animals feature in these ten sparkling stories from all
over Africa, by an award-winning author and illustrator. Find out
what happens to Lion when he challenges Elephant and discovers
who the real king of the savannah is; laugh along with Tortoise as
he bewitches the animals in Tiger’s work party with irresistible music; find out why Hippo
has no hair, how Elephant got his trunk, and why Cockerel crows. Then read about the
woman who had a mouse-child!
Also available in Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu | See pricelist for individual ISBNs | Paperback
Southern African Rights (from Frances Lincoln, UK) | 215x270mm | 72pp | 2014
38 JACANA CATALOGUE 2019The Jafta Series Jafta
Jafta
Story by Hugh Lewin
WRITTEN BY HUGH LEWIN
Story by Hugh Lewin Pictures by Lisa Kopper
Pictures by Lisa Kopper
ILLUSTRATED BY LISA KOPPER
Meet Jafta, a little boy living in an African village sharing 9 781431 421732
the universal joys and sorrows of childhood. Jafta was born
JACANA
ISBN 978-1-4314-2173-2
www.jacana.co.za
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after prize-winning author, Hugh Lewin, was released
Jafta’s Mother
Jafta’s Mother
Jafta’s Father
Jafta’s Father
from prison after a seven-year sentence for his opposition Story by Hugh Lewin Story by Hugh Lewin
Story by Hugh Lewin Pictures by Lisa Kopper
Story by Hugh Lewin Pictures by Lisa Kopper
Pictures by Lisa Kopper Pictures by Lisa Kopper
to apartheid. The stories live and breathe, beautifully
rendered by the lyrical artwork of Lisa Kopper. 9 781431 421749
9 781431 421756
JACANA
JACANA
ISBN 978-1-4314-2174-9
ISBN 978-1-4314-2175-6
www.jacana.co.za
www.jacana.co.za
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Also available in Afrikaans, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, Sepedi and Setswana | See pricelist for individual ISBNs
Paperback | World Rights (excluding USA and Spain) | 235x275mm | 24pp | 2015
The Boer War Die Boereoorlog
MARTIN BOSSENBROEK MARTIN BOSSENBROEK
TRANSLATED BY YVETTE ROSENBERG TRANSLATED BY ANNE-MARIE MISCHKE
Dutch historian Martin Bossenbroek won the National Dutch History Prize 2013 for this
new chronicle of the war that shaped South Africa and the book was also shortlisted for the
2013 AKO Literature Prize, both preeminent Dutch literary prizes. This English paperback
edition follows the Afrikaans paperback, published in October 2014, and will cement the
critical acclaim already received by Mr Bossenbroek and offer the South African reader the
chance to savour his storytelling powers.
Trade Paperback |
Southern African Rights
(from Athenaeum-Polak &
Van Gennep)
235x155mm
456pp | 2015
978-1-4314-1049-1 978-1-4314-1055-2
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