Botswana Time

Will Randall travels with a purpose, as well as an outrageous sense of fortune. In his previous book, Indian Summer, he found himself helping slum schoolchildren put on a play to save their school. In Botswana, he's taken up by a headmaster to teach a class of six-year-olds at The River of Life school—children who are utterly football crazy.

One of Will's jobs is to take his young team to play neighbouring schools, sometimes as much as 100 miles away. Camping en-route or staying in farms and rural villages, often travelling by foot or dug-out punts, thousands of antelope, elephant, buffalo and zebra follow their progress. The sound of lions, leopards and hyenas become the soundtrack of their dreams. Against all the odds, they find themselves preparing for the Grand Final of the season—the titanic clash with arch rivals, Victoria Falls Primary school.

Both an endearing personal story and a travel book about a little-known but highly successful country, this is a warm and humorous tale that will win new fans for both Will Randall and the extraordinary country of Botswana.