Botswana: In The Footsteps Of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective With Alexander McCall Smith (2009)

  
Format:  Botswana: In The Footsteps Of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective With Alexander McCall Smith DVD 
 
 
The creator of the popular "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series of novels travels to Botswana (where the main of the books' action is located) and provides a vivid tour of the African nation in this engaging travelogue. Zimbabwe-born Alexander McCall Smith is your guide as you meet a pride of lions; follow a python back to its home in the wild; visit the S.O.S. Children's Village; meet the cast of the HBO television adaptation; and more. 60 min. Soundtrack: English.
 
SKU: D01389
$19.99
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Documentary
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