Alfred Szklarski is a well-known Polish children’s writer. He was also published under the pseudonyms Alfred Brzówkowski, Fred Garland, Alfred Murawski, and Aleksander Gruda (during the occupation).
Tomek and his friends are about to go on an expedition to Africa—an expedition that will include both long and dangerous crossings, encounters with local people, dangerous animals, and even more dangerous people. The aim of the expedition is to capture animals—both the most ordinary and the very rare ones—such as gorillas, and the mysterious okapi...