TWENTY CHICKENS FOR A SADDLE by Robyn Scott

When Robyn Scott was six years old her parents abruptly exchanged the tranquil pastures of New Zealand for a converted cowshed in the wilds of Botswana.  There they set off in the pioneering and unconventional footsteps of Robyn's eccentric grandfather , who had served as pilot to Seretse Khama, Botswana's first president.  Their three small children, mostly left to amuse themselves, grew up collecting snakes, canoeing with crocodiles and breaking in horses in the veld. This is the story of the family's fifteen years in Botswana, during which Linda Scott haphazardly and single-handedly home-schooled Robyn, Damian and Lulu, while Keith ran a flying-doctor practice and attempted, with erratic success, to adapt to the unique demands of rural clinics and the growing burden of AIDS.

Soft cover, good condition.  453  pages.