We All Went on Safari. written by Laurie Krebs and illustrated by Julia Cairns (Barefoot, 9.99).
A popular story form has been used in this picture book featuring subtle watercolours of a group of Tanzanian women and children out on a walking safari. One new animal is added each time the group stops to look - alongside each scene the numbers from one to ten are represented as numerals and with the Swahili word. A page at the back features counting to ten in Swahili, with phonetic spellings.
In the story, each of the animals is spotted by a particular child, and this name and a definition of its roots and cultural associations is explained at the back too. For example, the girl's name Tumpe appears as, 'TUMPE (f) (toom-pay) - friendly, funny, a leader and organiser'. There's some non-fiction text about Tanzania's people and geography, alongside a map of Tanzania and its close neighbours.
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