Off to Africa
By: written by Sandy Roydhouse ; illustrated by Margaret Power
Contributors: Power, Margaret, 1945-
Series: Snapshots. Middle primary B. West Africa collection; Snapshots
Publisher: Pearson Education Australia
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Melbourne [Vic.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9780733972096
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Explorers; Biography; Women explorers; Discovery and exploration; British; Description and travel; British Discovery and exploration; Travel
Notes: Reader for children.

Includes index.

"Who was Mary Kingsley? Why did she travel to Africa in the late 1800s? Read about Mary's determination to explore Africa and her adventures down wild rivers and through muddy forests"--Back cover.
Table of contents: title: [1]. Friends or foes? : a traditional tale from Nigeria / retold by Frances Bacon; title: [2]. Off to Africa / written by Sandy Roydhouse; title: [3]. The salt caravan / written by Janine Scott.