African Adventure

I read nearly all of the books in this series as a child - over and over again. They certainly sparked my imagination and my interest in the geography, culture and animals of places I knew very little about. DEFINITELY not just for boys, since I as a girl (and other girls I knew) loved the books.

I too read all the Hunt Boys books as a child, and I'm very much a girl. These are good stories for all ages and all gender. Some were written I think after I stopped reading them, and as soon as I get the cash I plan to buy all that I can find. One of the areas he wrote about, the Mountains of the Moon, are in Rwanda and the Parc de Volcans, today the site of much revolution, as well as the venue for Diane Fossey's mountain gorilla studies. They are NOT in libraries any more. I very much recommend these for the scientifically minded child.

Willard Price was my favorite author in elementary and junior high school (I am 41 now). His stories are about a man and his sons (focus on the sons) who travel the world. There is a strong educational and conservationist theme through the series of books without taking away from the adventure.Like the John Wayne movie "The Cowboys", this book will have boy believing he can do anything he sets his mind to.My older sons loved the few books available in the library, but I never saw them available for sale before. I'm getting them for my younger boys and future grandchildren.