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Here you will find a wealth of books centered around South African nature, plant and animal species, fieldguides, farming, gardening and much more. Our publications are used by professionals, academics, educators and hobbyists and all book lovers alike, and our groundbreaking Callfinder® technology has enthralled nature lovers all over the world.
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Our flagship publications and devices
southern Africa
The identification of grasses becomes important during land management as the various grass species differ in their grazing value and other ecological functions. Furthermore, weedy grasses react differently to different herbicides and therefore need to be correctly identified. This book, Guide to Grasses of southern Africa, is the most comprehensive colour identification guide to the common grasses of southern Africa.
This book has been a perennial bestseller and has sold over 40,000 copies.
The Talking Dictionary® is one of the most valuable language reference tools available and was developed by Briza Publications in 2019. It is the only audio visual dictionary that links key words and phrases to detailed full-colour illustrations and incorporates Callfinder® technology where readers can listen to the pronunciation of terms and phrases in different languages. This unique language education tool assists in the teaching and learning of vocabulary and phrases from 7 South African languages, Mandarin, and eventually endangered San language N/uu which is currently in development.
Game Ranger in your Backpack is intended to substitute the presence of a personal guide or 'game ranger' during visits to the Lowveld region of South Africa.
Game Ranger in your Backpack is a compact companion that not only offers interesting information on wildlife topics including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, invertebrates, trees, grasses, flowers and tracks but it is also visually interpretative, offering hundreds of images to assist with the deciphering of animal behaviour or the recognition of common species.
Briza Publications has revolutionised birding. Sappi Birds of South Africa by Saartjie Kidson and Herman van Niekerk perfectly combines presentation and format with Callfinder® technology. Professionals and novices alike are ecstatic about the portable, user-friendly Callfinder® that unlocks sound from the pictures. Practical and logical grouping, interesting facts and user-friendly features make this publication a must for any nature lover.
Southern Africa
Are you looking for the best and most comprehensive mammal guidebook for your Safari? Get the new edition of Mammal Guide of Southern Africa, by bestselling author Burger Cillié.
Mammal Guide of Southern Africa is a must for every tourist, hiker and nature lover to enjoy at home and when visiting our National Parks and game reserves.
This package includes the Briza Callfinder® pen, which plays the sounds from the images.
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Medicinal plants and plant-derived medicine are widely used in traditional cultures all over the world and they are becoming increasingly popular in modern society as natural alternatives to synthetic chemicals.
The book gives the reader a bird's eye view of more than 350 of the best-known medicinal plants of the world and their uses, in a compact, colourful and scientifically accurate reference text.
Want to learn how to grow your own vegetables, fruits, nuts, herbs and spices in your garden? Grow your own, by JJ van Rensburg and Tinus Oberholzer, contains all the necessary information you would need to be more independent!
Grow your own is a comprehensive guide providing practical guidelines that will teach you how to fully utilise your garden (large or small) by means of alternative as well as traditional growing methods.
With Healing Foods, prolific author Margaret Roberts brings nature's pharmacy into our homes and into our lives. Step by step, and easily accessible, she showcases the superfoods and warns of the danger foods, and lists the ailments we suffer from, offering comforting natural ways of correcting and rebuilding our health and regaining our vitality.
More than 150 common and lesser-known vegetables, fruits, herbs, spices and other food plants that are the building blocks of good health are described in full, covering aspects
Photo Guide to Trees of Southern Africa is an invaluable identification and reference guide to 300 of the more common tree species in the region, both native and naturalised.
Creative Gardening with Indigenous Plants, now in its second edition, is an invaluable handbook for South African gardeners. In this comprehensive guide the authors set out to popularise the use of indigenous South African plants in gardens, parks, on roadsides and anywhere where previously exotic plants were preferred.
This book covers more than 300 plants, all illustrated by stunning photographs in full colour showing the whole plant as well as selected features such as flowers, fruit, leaves and bark.
Garden Succulents is an scientifically accurate guide aimed at assisting gardeners and horticulturalists to identify commonly used succulent and rockery species from all over the world.
Introductory chapters on waterwise gardening, uses, conservation, cultivation and propagation of succulents, together with a section on gardening with succulents, which gives useful hints.
Indigenous Healing Plants Indigenous Healing Plants is a fascinating compilation of the uses of more than 140 indigenous plants, from well-known garden favourites such as agapanthus and scented geraniums to lesser known plants like agt-dae-geneesbossie and ashwaganda.
Margaret Roberts, in her inimitable style, shares the story of each plant’s history and its various uses – medicinal, in cooking, as natural insect repellents and deodorisers - along with tried-and-tested recipes, as well as brief notes on how to grow it in the garden.
Southern Africa has possibly the most beautiful and diverse floral kingdom in the world, but it is also the most polluted and threatened. Agricultural production is under threat from both indigenous and alien weeds and our entire ecosystem is now being seriously threatened by these alien, invasive species.
Awareness of these weeds, the regulations involved and possible control measures have become critical factors. Things change in time, more weeds appear and the scope of this edition is extended up into more Central Africa. This then initiated the fourth revised and updated edition, titled Problem Plants and Alien Weeds of Southern Africa.
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