Meet Chewbaaka, a cheetah in a nature reserve, run by the Cheetah Conservation Fund. Find out about work to rescue injured or orphaned cheetahs, plus fun facts about these endangered big cats. Super photographs of cheetahs running, playing, eating, relaxing. (Picture book)

Action-packed adventures of young Akimbo who knows the African animals and their ways – tracking down elephant poachers, taking care of a lion cub until it returns to the wild, paddling in a river full of crocodiles. (Chapter books)

Experience the rhythms of life centered on the ancient baobab tree – colorful birds make their nests, caterpillars and grasshoppers eat the leaves, fruit bats lap up flower nectar, elephants munch the bark. Beautifully illustrated. (Picture book)

Before you visit the game parks, check out what the elephants, zebras, giraffes, jackals, baboons, leopards and warthogs are doing day and night, plus other fascinating animals that gather at the water holes. Gorgeous color photographs. (Picture book)

Discover the deserts, grasslands and unusual animals of Namibia – monitor lizards, mountain zebras, vultures, elephants, white rhinos, dwarf chameleons, cheetahs narrated by Jeff Corwin, host of Animal Planet. (Chapter book, photographs)

Zella the zebra stops to help a new-born ostrich chick, and becomes its mother, protecting Zack from dangerous lions, hyenas and leopards. When Zack grows up, it’s his turn to come to the rescue. A rhyming story, perfect to read aloud. (Picture book)

A baby African elephant grows up, from a wobbly newborn, to taking mud baths, crossing the river with mom (trunk makes a great snorkel), feeding on his own. Captivating photos and fun for little ones. (Picture book)

Not a kid's book per se, this is a super guide to the animals, birds, and reptiles you'll see in Namibia, plus how to spot tracks and signs. Detailed descriptions of each animal are accompanied by excellent photographs. (Guidebook)

Beautiful photo story of Namibia – ever-changing sand dunes of the Namib Desert, pink flamingos in the lagoon, Herero and Himba peoples, fur seals and penguins, elephants, zebra and kudu at Etosha water holes. (Picture book)