Not-For-Parents Africa
Lonely Planet Not For Parents Series
Author: Lonely Planet
Book 10 in the Lonely Planet Not For Parents series
Pages: 96
Published: 2013
Age: 8+
This is not a guidebook. And it is definitely Not-for-Parents.
It is the real inside story about one of the world’s most exciting continents – Africa. In this book you’ll hear fascinating tales about Dogon warriors, fearless explorers, Nollywood film stars, crazy coffins, Egyptian tombs and witch doctors.
Check out cool stories about Tuareg nomads, the world‘s biggest diamond, killer crocodiles and eccentric dictators. You’ll find thumb pianos and mummified monkeys, camel caravans, a golden death mask, a seriously tough desert race and history galore. This book shows you an Africa your parents probably don’t even know about!
About the Lonely Planet Not For Parents Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Not-For-Parents Travel Book(2011)
- 2.Not-For-Parents Rome(2011)
- 3.Not-For-Parents London(2011)
- 4.Not-For-Parents Paris(2011)
- 5.Not-For-Parents New York City(2011)
- 6.Not-For-Parents Great Britain(2012)
- 7.Not-For-Parents China(2012)
- 8.Not-For-Parents Australia(2012)
- 9.Not-For-Parents USA(2012)
- 10.Not-For-Parents Africa(2013)
- 11.Not-For-Parents South America(2013)
- 12.Not-For-Parents Europe(2013)
- 13.Not-For-Parents Asia(2013)
- +Extreme Planet(2012)
- +How to be a Dinosaur Hunter(2013)
- +How to be a World Explorer(2012)
- +The Real Wonders of the World(2013)
Reading age: 8+ years
Lonely Planet are all about inspiring and empowering people to get out there and explore the world, no matter who you are or where you’re from. But recently they realised that they had been unintentionally leaving a very important group of travellers out of the picture: kids.
No longer. That’s why they have released a brand new Not For Parents series – for budding travel lovers 8 and up.
Not For Parents opens up the world to a whole new generation of adventurers – with intriguing stories and fascinating facts about people, places, history and culture from around the world. From hideous histories to funky food, they cover all the cool stuff to know and are jam-packed with photos, illustrations and cartoons.
A warning to parents: these might not be the same ‘really interesting’ (read: boring) bits that you like…where to buy coffee, how many stars the hotel has, and other things likely to put your kid right to sleep. Instead these books cover actually cool stuff everyone should know like where you can see Platform 9 ¾ in real life, why New York taxis are painted yellow, and—that burning question that every youngster is dying to ask—did the ancient Romans wear underpants? You'll just have to wait and see...