January 1996: Atlantic Monthly --
Otherworldly Madagascar,
by Peter Tyson
August 1991: Conde Nast Traveler --
The Island as Planet,
by Tom Huth, photographs by Knut Bry
Fall 1990: Orion Nature Quarterly --
A Necklace of Pearls: Saving Madagascar,
by Alison Jolly, photographs by Frans Lanting
August 1988: National Geographic --
Madagascar's Lemurs On the Edge of Survival,
by Alison Jolly, photographs by Frans Lanting
May-June 1988: Animal Kingdom --
When the Forest was Here,
by Paul Goriup, photographs by Frans Lanting
September-October 1987: Islands --
Mystery and Magic in Madagascar,
by Susan Dworski, photographs by Frans Lanting
February 1987: National Geographic --
Madagascar: A World Apart,
by Alison Jolly, photographs by Frans Lanting
April 1975: Defenders of Wildlife --
Madagascar's Endangered Wildlife,
by Faith McNulty
Guide books
Bradt, Hilary: Guide to Madagascar
June 1992. 262 pages with photographs and maps;
50 or so pages at the beginning deal with facts and
figures, history, climate, people, fauna and flora. Available from The
Backcountry Bookstore, P.O. Box 191, Snohomish, WA 98290, 206-568-8722; and
Worldwide Books & Maps, 949 Granville St, Vancouver BC, V62 IL3, Canada,
604-687-3320.
Planche, Bernard: A Madagascar
Hachette Guides Bleus, 1985. In French. 175 pages.
Willox, Robert: Madagascar & Comoros
Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit, Nov 1989.
General books
Andriamirado, Sennen: Madagascar Today
Grijelmo, Spain, 1978.
Attenborough, David: Journeys to the Past
Lutterworth Press, Guildford, UK, 1981.
Bradt, Hilary, ed.: Madagascar
Jul 1988. 96 pages of color photographs and
commentary by leading photographers.
Seven Hills Distributors, (address given above).
Brown, Mervyn: Madagascar Rediscovered
Damien Tunnacliffe, London, 1978.
Durrell, Gerald: Ark on the Move
142 pages, numerous photographs.
Coward-McCann Inc, New-York, 1983.
Endangered species in Madagascar, Mauritius and Rodrigues.
Fox, Leonard: Fanorona: the National Game of Madagascar
(translated from Chauvicourt J.&S.)1984. 44 pages.
International Fanorona Association, 278-A Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401.
History and rules of the fascinating Malagasy board game.
Jolly, Alison: A World like our Own
photographs by Russ Kinne. 272 pages. Yale University Press, London, 1980.
Man and Nature in Madagascar.
Langrand, Olivier: Guide to the Birds of Madagascar
Yale University Press, London.
Lanting, Frans: A World Out of Time - Madagascar
Aperture, 1990. 143 pages. Coffee table book.
Excellent photos of people and nature.
Mack, John: Madagascar, Island of the Ancestors
1988. 96 pages, photographs and illustrations.
Introduction to Malagasy history and customs. British Museum Publications Ltd.
Murphy, Dervla: Muddling Through in Madagascar
Charming account of the author
and her daughter's travels on foot and bus in the island.
Century Hutchinson, London, 1985.
Nicoll, Martin; Mittermeier, Russell:
Field Guide to the Mammals of Madagascar
To be published.
Preston-Mafham, Ken: Madagascar: A Natural History
Facts on File, 1991. Coffee table book. 300 color photos.