Tippi degre is now 24 years old with an impressive number of accomplisments under her belt thanks to her extraordinary life. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Just register and make your order and we will respond quickly. When planning a visit to a new country, the first thing you are likely to do is to buy a guidebook on the place. My book of africa, photography by sylvie robert and alain. In 200203, she was the presenter of around the world with tippi, six wildlife. Tippi degre grew up in the wilds of africa with an elephant for a brother and a leopard for a best friend, as these stunning pictures show. Most parents would shy away from letting their child get this up close and personal with some of africa s most dangerous animals. The reallife cady heron who grew up in africa was the. In the narrative tippi explains how it feels to grow up wild and how much she loves animals and africa. The incredible girl who grew up in the heart of africa.
This book takes the reader on a delightful journey into africa and into the world of a little girl called tippi who tell. Before she was born, her french parents relocated to namibia, africa where she grew up alongside wild animals such as zebras, elephants, cheetahs, and lions. Little tippi is the reallife mowgli, a child who made her home with the animals just as rudyard kiplings young hero did in the jungle book. They have been sent to south africa and its neighboring countries to relieve a bit of the book shortage there. My book of africa books file amazing book, tippi my book of africa by tippi degr this is very good and becomes. Tippi my book of africa penguin random house south africa.
Below is my ive only seen one movie that tippi hedren ever acted in and that movie was the birds. From the first 1,100 books that were sent to south africa in 2007, the project has continued to grow every year. She even set up a website and made a visit to africa to film six nature documentaries for the discovery channel. For decades, tippi hedrens luminous beauty radiated from the. My book of africa, photography by sylvie robert and alain degre is an exquisite book of dropdead. Cumali on precious children beautiful children beautiful babies happy children beautiful eyes beautiful people cute kids cute babies 3 kids. This is a documentary made last year on her returning. I speak to them with my mind, or through my eyes, my heart or my soul, and i see that they understand and answer me. With both her parents being nature photographers, tippi degre has had one amazing childhood. Everyone saw her as a real life mowgli from the jungle book. She was raised in the bush, living close to the animals. Tippi degre, the protagonist of the book is now 23 years old. Born in africa to french wildlife photographer parents, tippi degr had a most unusual childhood. Book aid international is the uk s leading international book donation and library development charity.
Stunning images from tippi my book of africa namibia 1996 reveal the. This book takes the reader on a delightful journey into africa. Tippi shares her thoughts and wisdom on africa, its people and the animals she has come to know and love. My book of africa, photography by sylvie robert and alain degre is an exquisite book of dropdead photography that will literally have you exclaiming with mouth open, i cant believe this is real in. When sienna miller met tippi hedren film the guardian. Tippi my book of africa kindle edition by degre, tippi, sylvie.
Books for africa ships only highquality books that are relevant to african students. Written by valentina romano wildlife french photographers sylvie robert and alain degre recently launched their book tippi of africa, where they collected and published all the photos they took of their daughter, over 20 years ago. Our vision is a world where everyone has access to the books that will enrich, improve and change their lives. Often her wisdom is beyond her years, and her innocence and obvious rapport with the animals is both fascinating and charming. Tippi my book of africa exposes first 10 years of little girl tippi degre in african forests trump trust me. Nathalie kay tippi hedren born january 19, 1930 is an american actress, animal rights activist, and former fashion model a successful fashion model who appeared on the front covers of life and glamour magazines, among others, hedren became an actress after she was discovered by director alfred hitchcock while appearing on a television commercial in 1961. Books2africa is a uk charity that collects and sends donated books to increase the quality of education in africa by helping individuals and communities to access, read, and understand books, and to extend the life and impact of books by. Probably because it was written from a childs point of view but i would have preferred something written by her as an adult. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. Alternatively, contact one of our africa distribution offices to request less than 1,000 books from their available stock. My book of africa takes the reader on a journey into africa and into the world of a tenyearold girl called tippi. Tippi is the daughter of french filmmakers and wildlife photographers, alain degre and sylvie robert, who have captured her on film with some of africas most beautiful and dangerous animals. It s beautifully illustrated with over 100 magical photographs.
Books for africa will load a container of books to your specifications. If they dont get you in touch with the spirit of the place, not much else will. In this absorbing and surprising memoir, one of the biggest names of classic hollywoodthe star of alfred hitchcocks the birds and marnietells her story, including neverbeforerevealed experiences on the set of some of the biggest cult films of all time. In 2001, she was the godmother of the world wide fund for nature wwf with the famous french actor, producer and director jacques perrin, in france. The young girl whos best friends with african wildlife. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The female mowgli tippi degre grew up in the wilds of africa with an elephant for a brother and a leopard for a best friend, as these stunning pictures show.
In 2000, degre wrote the novel tippi my book of africa, based on her life in namibia. Here you will find all our publications, many of which are also available as ebooks. Ive never considered myself a tippi hedren fan and almost gave this book away to someone else to read. Instead of playing with dolls, tippi was out kissing toads and riding on the backs and.
My book of africa contains the words of a little girl who has the gift of reaching out and touching the people and animals of africa. My book of africa is a bestselling novel of tippis adventurous life in namibia. Tippi hedren endured alfred hitchcocks claustrophobic attention for years, while sienna miller who plays her in a new film has her own experiences of being hounded. So far, thanks to a lot of generous contributions, more than 150,000 books have been donated over the past ten years. Tippi degre grew up in the wilds of africa with an. This book takes the reader on a delightful journey into africa and into the world of a little girl called tippi who tells her unforgettable story on her return from africa to france at the age of ten.
Tippi degre grew up in the wilds of africa with an elephant for a. Tippi is the daughter of french filmmakers and wildlife photographers, alain degre and sylvie robert, who have captured her on film with some of africas most. Tippi bridging the gap to africa tippi degre, also known as tippi of africa has been living in france and madagascar for the past 7 years. Somehow or another though, tippi hedrens memoir became the next book i read. In 2000, degre wrote the novel tippi my book of africa, based on her life in namibia, botswana, south africa, zimbabwe and madagascar.
She believes that she has the gift of talking to animals and that they are like brothers to her. My book of africa show the young girl making friends with an elephant, who she calls her brother, and a leopard, her best friend. Tippi obviously had a wonderful and unusual life in africa but i didnt particularly. We like africa and we like books so what better to feature in todays blog than books about africa. Buy tippi my book of africa by tippi degre, alain degre, sylvie robert online at alibris uk. My book of africa, and was the star of six documentaries. I am african and i was born 10 years ago in namibia. Until recently, i thought my childhood was fairly exotic. The reallife mowgli who grew up with africas wild animals.
She used to play in the birds, a frightening alfred. Africa in scotland, scotland in africa provides scholarly, interdisciplinary exploration. Jungle book and finding dory to become the uks highestgrossing. Tippi my book of africa and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The young girl grew up in the african desert and developed an uncommon bond with many untamed animals including a 28year old african elephant named abu, lion cubs, giraffes, an ostrich, a mongoose, crocodiles, a baby zebra, a cheetah, giant bullfrogs, and even. Tippi benjamine okanti degre born june 4, 1990 is a french woman best known for spending her youth in namibia among wild animals and tribes people. Pictures show the life of tippi degre who spent her first ten years travelling africa. The reallife cady heron who grew up in africa was the coolest kid alive. The books are shown under different headings which makes it easy to navigate through the store. South africa and the rest of the african continent are slow players in the ebook industry. My parents named me after the american actress tippi hendren.
Apply online to request a shipment of 1,000 or more primary, secondary or university books from our uk office. We have compiled a list of some of our favourites that have stood out over the years find more books about africa to add to your reading list here from reading them in the corridors of school to watching the films based on them to recommendations by friends and oprah. My book of africa, photography by sylvie robert and alain degre is an exquisite book of dropdead photography that will literally have you exclaiming with mouth open, i cant believe this is real. English this book takes the reader on a delightful journey into africa and into the world of a little girl called tippi who tells her unforgettable story on her return from africa to. My book of africa, showcases the magical images that have led to comparisons with rudyard kiplings young hero. Stunning images from tippi my book of africa namibia. You can choose the books according to age level primary junior, primary senior, secondary, or postsecondary and category such as math, reading, and general library books. My book of africa, these magical images chronicle the extraordinary life of a girl living freely in the african wilderness, sharing a unique bond with some of. Though i lived in the suburbs, my father often worked in africa, and i told people he was a zookeeper he wasnt. Tippi my book of africa exposes first 10 years of little.