Eyes of the Leopard

As the Ethiopian proverb goes: “The eye of the leopard is on the goat; the eye of the goat is on the leaf.” This look at the tense relationship between predators and prey also illustrates the complex layers of the food web in West Africa between the livestock and beautiful wild creatures, and the wild cats who hunt them. Detailed illustrations of the wild endangered animals and common farm animals enliven the side by side text in Amharic and English. Clear text and pictures help associate vocabulary terms for African plants and animals.