My First African Adventure

THIS BOOK IS A CHILD'S FIRST TASTE OF THE MAGICAL CONTINENT!In My First African Adventure, Riaan Manser allows the reader to relive the toil, excitement and occasional terror of his journey - negotiating the Sahara and Libyan deserts, learning French, Portuguese and Arabic, eating monkey, rat and bat, standing in front of the pyramids, being awarded the freedom of the Red Sea in Egypt, feeding hyenas mouth to mouth, and standing on the highest, as well as at the lowest, points in Africa. Riaan arrived safely in Cape Town on 25 November 2005. Now, for the first time, children can relive this amazing journey of discovery in a fun, illustrated version of the original journey. Crammed with fun facts and information, My First African Adventure will entertain young and old for years to come.Parents and children are invited to join one of the world's great modern-day adventurers, Riaan Manser, as he explores Africa by bicycle!

Riaan Manser’s rise to prominence began with the unbelievable worldfirstcircumnavigation of the African continent by bicycle. It took himexactly two years, two months & fifteen days, alone & unaided, hepedalled a staggering 34 500 kilometres (22 680 miles) through 34different countries, some of them ranked as the most dangerous & mostinhospitable places in our world today. Manser’s achievement earned himthe title “Out There Adventurer of the Year 2006” & his first book, “AroundAfrica on my Bicycle”, became a bestseller & continues to enjoy hugesuccess.For more information on Riaan’s adventures, check out his website:https://www.riaanmanser.com/ Martinus van Tee is a cartoonist, painter and illustrator.He specialises inhumorous illustration, and live caricatures, and works in digital andtraditional media.Guests have been entertained at hundreds of eventsthroughout South Africa by his quickie caricatures, which he sketches atthe rate of up to 25 an hour.His clients for caricature and illustrationinclude: Mini Cooper, Investec, Porche, Beeld, Heat Magazine, Liberty,Absa, Samsung,CTM, Standard Bank, Virgin, Microsoft and Nedbank toname a few.When not churning out caricatures at events or painting animals inVictorian finery, Martinus can be found dabbling in animation and doingbad impressions.For more information on Martinus’s art, visit: https://www.martinusvantee.com/