The main characters of this cultural, africa story are. At home with africa s wildlife by kruger, kobie at. At home with africas wildlife and passionately conveys the adventures and trying incidents experienced by her family. Heat, malaria and maneating wild animals would be constant companions. Publication date 2001 topics kruger, kobie, animals, lion publisher. The wilderness family is an absolutely delightful book.
At home with africas wildlife by kobie kruger details her familys life living in the kruger national park of south africa where. Among the animals she encounters in the pages of her memoir are enterprising. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 400 pages and is available in hardcover format. The heat was unbearable, malaria would be a constant danger, her husband would have to be away for long stretches, there were no schools or nearby doctors for their three daughters, and of course the area teemed with wild. Everyone warned kobie kruger that being the wife of a game wa. Everyone warned kobie kruger that being the wife of a game warden at a remote. The wilderness family at home with africas wildlife hardcover author. Kobie distills the experiences of 17 years in the mahlangeni region of south africas kruger national park into a hugely rewarding book.
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At home with africas wildlife by kobie kruger details her family s life living in the kruger national park of south africa where her husband was a game warden. Kobie kruger was born on a farm in the northern province bushlands of south africa. Kobie kruger books list of books by author kobie kruger. When kobie kruger, her gameranger husband and their three young. She met her husband, kobus, at the university of pretoria and they lived in namibia and johannesburg before moving to the kruger national park in 1980. At home with africa s wildlife, and mahlangeni, and more on. The relationship the family has with leo is fascinating, and the book is full of warmth and compassion. Kobie kruger describes her life in the bush raising her family, while also becoming a foster mother to a lion cub. Kruger national park, south africa, kruger national park south africa. Everyone warned kobie kruger that being the wife of a game warden at a remote ranger station in south africa s largest national park would be an arduous move. Free download or read online the wilderness family.
Kobie kr ger was born on a farm in the northern province bushlands of south africa. But kobie kruger does a skillful job of creating a warm and vibrant depiction of the reality of the. Over the course of his career, they were stationed in various parts of the park from the remote northern reaches at mahlangeni to the more populated southern. The lions story is the focal point of the second half of the book and readers will. A beautiful, tenderly written book by someone with a heart that embraces all living. But kobie kruger does a skillful job of creating a warm and vibrant depiction of the reality of the south african lowveld in her family s memoir the wilderness family. The first edition of the novel was published in 2001, and was written by kobie kruger. The wilderness family was published as two volumes in south africa both were number one bestsellers. The relationship the family has with leo is fascinating, and the book is. See all books authored by kobie kruger, including the wilderness family. At home with africas wildlife by kobie kruger details her familys life living in the kruger national park of south africa where her husband was a game warden.
At home with africas wildlife hardcover january 1, 2001 by kobie kruger author. In this facinating tale of africas wild life, kobie kruger, the wife of a game ranger, gives a vivid account of her experiences as a foster mother to a lion cub named leo. At home with africa s wildlife has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. This number one bestseller from south africa captures the excitement of kobie and kobus krugers 17. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to. At home with africa s wildlife by kobie kruger 2001, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay.
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