This work is for ages 9-14. Described in tourist brochures as a land of white sand beaches, sun, and surf, Jamaica is also a mountainous island with green forests, trickling streams, and modern cities. Beautiful colour photos depict the island's tropical beauty, busy cities, and back-country villages. Other topics include: The history of the word Jamaica (land of wood and water in the Taino language); How Jamaica was formed from volcanic eruptions; The varied landscapes of Jamaica: The Great Morass, the Royal Palm Reserve, and the Blue mountains; Jamaica's history and people and the early sugar plantations, to coffee growing, rum making, bauxite mining.
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
This is Book 63 in the Lands, Peoples & Cultures Series. See all Lands, Peoples & Cultures books here.
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