African Lions

Describes the physical features, habitat, and life cycle of African lions.

African lions are not the kings of the jungle. African lions are the kings of the Serengeti. Discover more fun facts about one of the world’s most beloved wild animals in All About African Lions. Lions is one of 18 books in our Animals Around the World series. Each title is beautifully illustrated with large, close-up photographs. Be sure to check out all 18 books!

Examining the economic forces that will shape Africa's future. Africa’s Lions examines the economic growth experiences of six fast growing and/or economically dominant African countries. Expert African researchers offer unique perspectives into the challenges and issues in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa. Despite a growing body of research on African economies, very little has focused on the relationship between economic growth and employment outcomes at the detailed country level. A lack of empirical data has deprived policymakers of a robust evidence base on which to make informed decisions. By harnessing country-level household, firm, and national accounts data together with existing analytical country research—the authors have attempted to bridge this gap. The growth of the global working-age population to 2030 will be driven primarily by Africa, which means that the relationship between growth and employment should be understood within the context of each country’s projected demographic challenge and the associated implications for employment growth. A better understanding of the structure of each country’s workforce and the resulting implications for human capital development, the vulnerably employed, and the working poor, will be critical to informing the development policy agenda. As a group, the six countries profiled in Africa’s Lions will largely shape the continent's future. Each country chapter focuses on the complex interactions between economic growth and employment outcomes, within the individual Africa’s Lions context.

A second wave of colonialism is driving nations from the eastern and western economies towards the battleground of Africa. The prize for the 20th century colonists is big oil. Africa's vast reserves of hydrocarbons mean that stumbling young democracies are being potentially put at risk by oil companies' greed.African Lions is an in-depth investigation into the colonial geopolitics of Africa's gas and oil, and the potential impact that international oil companies and governments' moves could have on these nascent democracies as many celebrate a half century of freedom from colonial rule."The world needs a new driver of consumer demand, a new market, and a new dynamo. In short; the world needs Africa." - Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown MP, former British Prime Minister

Asian Tigers, African Lions is an anthology of contributions by scholars and (former) diplomats related to the ‘Tracking Development’ research project, funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and coordinated by the African Studies Centre and KITLV, both in Leiden, in collaboration with scholars based in Africa and Asia. The project compared the performance of growth and development of four pairs of countries in Southeast Asia and Sub-Sahara Africa during the last sixty years. It tried to answer the question how two regions with comparable levels of income per capita in the 1950s could diverge so rapidly. Why are there so many Asian tigers and not yet so many African lions? What could Africa learn from Southeast Asian development trajectories? This book has won the Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award 2014

Discover how African lions hunt, where they call home, and how they raise their young.

"For five years Brian Jackman and Jonathan Scott followed the Marsh pride ... recording the daily drama of life and death in Kenya's finest big-game country. In time they came to regard many of the lions as old and familiar companions: the irascible Notch and her half-sister Shadow, the misfit Mkubwa and the majestic Scar. These lions are real individuals whose lives - intimately observed and ... illustrated - offer a unique insight into the ... world of the African plain. ..."--Back cover.

African lions have an iconic roar. They can be heard up to 5 miles away! This title introduces readers to this and more amazing facts about African lions through vivid images and leveled text. As they read, students will encounter engaging special features that highlight the habitat, range, physical traits, diet, life span, and additional information about these fierce predators!

African lions easily sneak through the savannas of Africa thanks to the camouflage of their tan fur. Engaging text covers this and other attributes that have made lions top grassland predators, with features showing major adaptations, range, and diet. Beginning readers can learn just how lions survive under the hot African sun in this fact-filled title.

"Fascinating images accompany information about the African lion. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.