Be Prepared for Life Acknowledgements

BE PREPARED FOR LIFE is an environmental resource compiled for the South African Scout Association by Dr Frank W. J. Opie.

The environmental concern and support of the Southern African Nature Foundation ( WWF Southern Africa) and the South African Scout Foundation are acknowledged with sincere appreciation.

The WWW version was put together by Ian Webb with help from Carlton Fillis and the author.

Acknowledgements from the kits

• Blueprint for a Green Planet: How you can take practical action today to fight pollution. J.Seymour and H. Girardet. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. London 1987.
• Help to Save the World: Programme resource material on conservation. World Organisation of the Scout Movement in co-operation with WWF International. World Scout Bureau. Geneva 1990.
• 1001 Ways to Save the Planet: B. Vallely. Penguin 1990.
• Muniviro. Newsletter of Local and regional Authories. Vol.8. No. 3. 8/1991
• Nokuphila's Letter: National Black Consumers Union No.26
• Food Security: Agricultural Policy and Hunger. S. Zipperer. Zimfep. Zimbabwe. 1987.
• The Outdoor Classroom: F.W.J.Opie. Maskew Miller Longman. Cape Town. 1989.
• The Food Gardens Foundation: Craighall, Johannesburg.
• Grow it: A guide to vegetable production. P.O. Box 8516, Causeway, Harare.
• Hydroponics: The South African Guide to gardening without soil. D. Harris. Struik. 1987.
• Don't die in the bundu: D.H. Grainger. Howard Timmins. Cape Town 1967.
• Food from the Veld: Edible wild plants of Southern Africa. F. Fox and M. Young. Delta Books. Johannesburg 1982.
• Funa food from Africa: Roots of traditional African food culture: R. Coetzee. Butterworths. Durban. 1982.
• The Indispensable Honey Bee. Part 8: Would you like to be a beekeeper? An Ecolink environmental enrichment course. Aloe Educational. Johannesburg. 1987.
• Scouting and Fish Farming. Community Development Service. World Scout Bureau. Geneva.
• The Complete book of Raising Livestock and Poultry: A smallholder's guide. K.Thear and A. Fraser. Martin Dunitz.
• Veld Lore Scrapbooks.
  No. 3 Camp Cooking
  No. 4 Camping
  No. 5 Veldcraft
  No. 6 Nature
  Vic Clapham, Boy Scouts of South Africa. Cape Town. 1988.
• The Green Umbrella: J. Brand, W. Blows and C. Short. World Wide Fund for Nature. A & C Black. London.1991.
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• The Biology and Conservation of South Africa's Vanishing Waters: B.R.Davies and J.A.Day. University of Cape Town. 1986.
• Enviro Facts: Sheet 1, Sheet 41 and 42, Wildlife Society Umgeni Valley Project. P.O.B. 394, Howick 3290.
• The T.R.A.I.L. Boss Manual: R. Birkby. Boy Scouts of America. Irving, Texas. 1992
• Rural Water Supplies and Sanitation: P. Morgan. MacMillan Education Ltd. London. 1990
• Scouting, Development and Appropriate Technology: Community Development Service. World Scout Bureau. Geneva.
• Outdoor Survival Skills: L.D.Olsen. Brigham Young Press. Provo. Utah. 1980.
• Rousing the Sleeper: F.W.J.Opie. Maskew Miller Longman, Cape Town. 1992
• The Global Scout. Scouting for Nature and the Environment: F.W.J.Opie. Maskew Miller Longman. Cape Town. April 1993.
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• Healthy Soil - Happy Life: E. Van Schalkwyk. Human Sciences Research Council and Land Service Movement. 1992.
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• Introduction to field biology: D.P.Bennet and D.A. Humphries. Edward Arnold. 1976.
• Raku - Art and technique: H. Rigger. Studio Vista. London.
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• Handmade Paper. H.de Haas. Delos. Cape Town. 1991
• Creative Work with Plaster. W. Farnworth. B.T.Batsford Ltd. London. 1975
• Fun with Weaving. E. Hobden. Kaye and Ward. London. 1979
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• Tie-Dyed Paper. A. Maile. Mills and Boon Ltd. London. 1975
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• Weaving is Fun. J. Wilson. Van Nostrand Rheinhold Co. New York 1971.

© Copyright 1991 - 1994 Dr Frank Opie for the South African Scout Association