The Spider And The Waterberry Tree

The Spider and the Waterberry Tree: An African "Tall" Tale is a story about friendship and courage. The spider desperately needs to get water to the waterberry tree that is no match for the heat of the African sun. It seeks the help of passerby clouds, a stream of giggling fish, a family of hungry baboons, and finally, a herd of snobbish elephants. In the end, it would seem that even the African sun is no match for the friendship between a spider and the waterberry tree that finally gets the help it needs. (Waterberry trees are native to Africa, bear fruit, and depend on low-lying water for their survival.)

The Spider and the Waterberry Tree: An African "Tall" Tale is a story about friendship and courage. The spider desperately needs to get water to the waterberry tree that is no match for the heat of the African sun. It seeks the help of passerby clouds, a stream of giggling fish, a family of hungry baboons, and finally, a herd of snobbish elephants. In the end, it would seem that even the African sun is no match for the friendship between a spider and the waterberry tree that finally gets the help it needs. (Waterberry trees are native to Africa, bear fruit, and depend on low-lying water for their survival.)

"African Trees" is primarily an art book containing breathtaking images of some of the most extraordinary and beautiful indigenous trees in Southern and East Africa. Through photographs and text it conveys the magic of African trees and their vital interrelationship with the continent's people, animals, birds and insects. Charles Bryant and Brita Lomba share a passion for trees, photography and Africa. They live in Cape Town and are avid collectors of fine art photography.

This book offers descriptions of 175 main and some 60 minor species with information on food, medicinal and other uses, distribution in Kenya and the rest of the world, ecology, commercial use, potential for domestication and status of the species in the wild. Over 500 figs, 3250 local plant names with scientific equivalents, a food composition table, glossary of botanical terms, maps showing the distribution within Kenya, administrative divisions, ethnic communities and agro -ecological zones.

First published in 1991, Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples details the nutritional properties, botanical characteristics and ethnic uses of a wide variety of traditional plant foods used by the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. Comprehensive and detailed, this volume explores both the technical use of plants and their cultural connections. It will be of interest to scholars from a variety of backgrounds, including Indigenous Peoples with their specific cultural worldviews; nutritionists and other health professionals who work with Indigenous Peoples and other rural people; other biologists, ethnologists, and organizations that address understanding of the resources of the natural world; and academic audiences from a variety of disciplines.