Africa on Six Wheels: A Semester on Safari
by Betty Levitov

“Readers [are] sure to enjoy this virtual tour as Levitov takes them on a sometimes wild, sometimes exhausting, always instructive bus ride from Kenya through Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. . . . Levitov’s writing entices; one could plan an inexpensive itinerary through southern Africa based on her experiences, good and bad. . . . Any open-minded traveler can experience and appreciate the expanded sense of community that Levitov and her students bring home. For those without benefit of a transglobal plane ticket, Africa on Six Wheels brings the teacher’s lesson plan to a wider classroom, with hopes that its journey doesn’t end there.”—Lincoln Journal Star

“An interesting travelog and an example of an alternative educational experience suitable for African collections as well as for education collections.”—Library Journal

“Levitov’s unique, lyrical memoir . . . deserves a wide audience. Levitov, a seasoned traveler, doesn’t simply know Africa well, she knows how to write about it. . . . Just as keen is her genius for capturing the personalities of her traveling companions and those they meet. . . . How pleasurable for readers that Levitov has managed to capture that beautiful African spirit in this fine travelogue.”—Publishers Weekly Annex (starred review)