My First African Adventure - Softcover

Manser, Riaan; Williams, Murray

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1776353722 ISBN 13: 9781776353729

Publisher: Penguin Books (South Africa), 2022

Synopsis

THIS BOOK IS A CHILD'S FIRST TASTE OF THE MAGICAL CONTINENT! In My First African Adventure, Riaan Manser allows the reader to relive the toil, excitement and occasional terror of his journey - negotiating the Sahara and Libyan deserts, learning French, Portuguese and Arabic, eating monkey, rat and bat, standing in front of the pyramids, being awarded the freedom of the Red Sea in Egypt, feeding hyenas mouth to mouth, and standing on the highest, as well as at the lowest, points in Africa. Riaan arrived safely in Cape Town on 25 November 2005. Now, for the first time, children can relive this amazing journey of discovery in a fun, illustrated version of the original journey. Crammed with fun facts and information, My First African Adventure will entertain young and old for years to come. Parents and children are invited to join one of the world's great modern-day adventurers, Riaan Manser, as he explores Africa by bicycle!

About this title

About the Author

Riaan Manser’s rise to prominence began with the unbelievable worldfirst circumnavigation of the African continent by bicycle. It took him exactly two years, two months & fifteen days, alone & unaided, he pedalled a staggering 34 500 kilometres (22 680 miles) through 34 different countries, some of them ranked as the most dangerous & most inhospitable places in our world today. Manser’s achievement earned him the title “Out There Adventurer of the Year 2006” & his first book, “Around Africa on my Bicycle”, became a bestseller & continues to enjoy huge success. For more information on Riaan’s adventures, check out his website: https://www.riaanmanser.com/ Martinus van Tee is a cartoonist, painter and illustrator.He specialises in humorous illustration, and live caricatures, and works in digital and traditional media.Guests have been entertained at hundreds of events throughout South Africa by his quickie caricatures, which he sketches at the rate of up to 25 an hour.His clients for caricature and illustration include: Mini Cooper, Investec, Porche, Beeld, Heat Magazine, Liberty, Absa, Samsung,CTM, Standard Bank, Virgin, Microsoft and Nedbank to name a few. When not churning out caricatures at events or painting animals in Victorian finery, Martinus can be found dabbling in animation and doing bad impressions. For more information on Martinus’s art, visit: https://www.martinusvantee. com/

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Books (South Africa)
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1776353722
• ISBN 13: 9781776353729
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 120