Elephant Quest  •  Ted Lewin  •  Betsy Lewin TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 48 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) • COMING IN In the Moremi Reserve of the Okavango Delta, the Lewins and their guide Arabang search for elephants. Along the way, they spot termites, a leopard, giraffes, wild dogs and waterfowl, but no elephants -- until the very last day. Ted Lewin's full-color paintings are thrilling; they alternate with text-heavier pages lightened by Betsy Lewin's field sketches. It's great reading for Okavango-bound youngsters ages 6 to 10. (BOT15, $15.95)
Birds of Southern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists  •  Ber Van Perlo FIELD GUIDE •  2009 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES • COMING IN APRIL An admirably compact guide, featuring small illustrations of 1,250 species, brief descriptions and black-and-white range maps. A "Princeton Illustrated Checklist," this compact book is especially appealing for the advanced birder who doesn't require more extensive descriptions. (SAF79, $29.95)