In The African Baobab, Rupert Watson explores the life and times of the fascinating African baobab tree, effortlessly mixing natural science, history and personal experience with anecdotes drawn from extracts of journals of early explorers. The rich and enthusiastic text is complemented by evocative, colourful images that show the curios baobab in all its many stages, moods and guises – and sometimes in the most unlikely places. The African Baobab cannot fail to inspire.