Junior/Intermediate (Gr. 5-7) "... colourful, condensed exploration of the diverse people of South Africa, their past and current struggles. Diamonds and gold, Apartheid and Nelson Mandela are just a few... topics discussed. Rural life and daily living in the busier cities show the contrast between people and their homes and ways of life, and also of people within an area... ...many photographs throughout the books... complement the text... photographs are alive, and rich with people's expressions, faces and places... bold faced words that appear throughout the text are... compiled in the glossary at the back... throughout the book, headings titles and photographs are clearly identified and explained.(3y <(BU+2013> Resource Links, Feb/09.

Includes index. "A Bobbie Kalman book".