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Hardcover:
9781896580166 | Tradewind Books, April 1, 2016, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: This West Indian tale revisits the creation story from a new perspective.
9781566563079 | Crocodile Books, February 1, 1999, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Papa God creates light so that he can see Mama God, and then he makes the world because he wants to give her something beautiful
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9780874836721 | August House Pub Inc, September 1, 2002, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Provides a collection of five traditional tales from the Caribbean region, each accompanied by a song and instructions for dance steps.
Paperback:
9781847804266 | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, May 28, 2013, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: In the Caribbean, stories are not just for telling and listening: they are for singing and dancing.
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9780786459117 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, September 1, 2011, cover price $29.95
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9781405105668 | Blackwell Pub, September 22, 2009, cover price $52.95 | About this edition: Through a comprehensive selection of classic and contemporary interdisciplinary readings, Perspectives on the Caribbean: A Reader in Culture, History and Representation presents a variety of viewpoints to further our understanding of life and culture in the Caribbean: Highlights the major concepts and debates in the anthropology and history of the Caribbean, including its unique Anglo, French, and Hispanic communities Provides multidisciplinary perspectives on Caribbean society that show the connections between its vibrant cultural forms, political economy, and tumultuous history Features section introductions that put readings in context, with lists of additional suggested readings for further study Offers an overview of the strong traditions of art, literature, music, dance, and architecture in the Caribbean Outlines the key research in Caribbean studies from history, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and folklore, examining classic ethnographies as well as new scholarship
Hardcover:
9781405105651 | Blackwell Pub, September 22, 2009, cover price $133.95 | About this edition: Through a comprehensive selection of classic and contemporary interdisciplinary readings, Perspectives on the Caribbean: A Reader in Culture, History and Representation presents a variety of viewpoints to further our understanding of life and culture in the Caribbean: Highlights the major concepts and debates in the anthropology and history of the Caribbean, including its unique Anglo, French, and Hispanic communities Provides multidisciplinary perspectives on Caribbean society that show the connections between its vibrant cultural forms, political economy, and tumultuous history Features section introductions that put readings in context, with lists of additional suggested readings for further study Offers an overview of the strong traditions of art, literature, music, dance, and architecture in the Caribbean Outlines the key research in Caribbean studies from history, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and folklore, examining classic ethnographies as well as new scholarship
School and Library:
9780786807918 | Jump at the Sun, July 1, 2007, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A version of the folktale Rapunzel, set in the Caribbean.
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9781845073787 | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, July 30, 2006, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Presents traditional Caribbean tales--some of which rhyme--about the behavior of some animals.
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9780521752473 | Cambridge Univ Pr, May 1, 2004, cover price $7.75 | About this edition: A series of ELT readers for young learners of English.
9780521477024 | Cambridge Univ Pr, February 13, 1998, cover price $8.50 | About this edition: Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.
School and Library:
9780689833434 | 1 edition (Simon & Schuster, September 1, 2002), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: When the Bird of Darkness takes Princess Marie, twin brothers Soliday, who is brave and kind, and Salacota, who is cowardly, set off to fight the beast and rescue the princess.
Hardcover:
9780066236322 | Laura Geringer Books, October 1, 2001, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: When a young Caribbean boy does not listen to his grandmother, an evil spirit threatens to snatch him.
Library:
9780066236339 | Laura Geringer Books, October 1, 2001, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: When a young Caribbean boy does not listen to his grandmother, an evil spirit threatens to snatch him.
Library:
9781930643369 | Thameside Pr, August 1, 2001, cover price $27.10 | About this edition: A collection of tales from the Caribbean, including Creation myths, Anansi stories, and animal fables.
Paperback:
9780739820322 | Steck-Vaughn Co, May 1, 2000, cover price $19.10 | About this edition: A collection of folktales from the Caribbean, including 'Bre-nancy and the 13 Plantains,' 'Anana, the Maker,' and 'The Flying Slaves.
Library:
9780739813348 | Heinemann/Raintree, January 1, 2000, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: A collection of folktales from the Caribbean, including 'Bre-nancy and the 13 Plantains,' 'Anana, the Maker,' and 'The Flying Slaves.
Prebinding:
9780613115261 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique
Prebinding:
9780613076142 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A legendary creature, La Diablesse, is said to roam the Caribbean nights stealing babies, but wise Granny knows how to outwit the mysterious woman who comes to visit one night while Granny is singing baby to sleep
Hardcover:
9781887734745 | Star Bright Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Anansi the spider teaches Bredda Croaky a lesson when he gets tired of hearing the beautiful bullfrog boast all day long.
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9781890515171 | Turtle Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: While searching for the source of one beautiful sound, a ravishing cockroach rejects marriage proposals from a menagerie of city animals which woo her with their noises
School and Library:
9781890515034 | Turtle Books, September 1, 1997, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: While searching for the source of one beautiful sound, a ravishing cockroach rejects marriage proposals from a menagerie of city animals which woo her with their noises
9781890515041 | Turtle Books, September 1, 1997, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A cockroach rejects marriage with various noisy city animals
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9780606174077 | Demco Media, September 1, 1999, cover price $16.44 | About this edition: While searching for the source of one beautiful sound, a ravishing cockroach rejects marriage proposals from a menagerie of city animals which woo her with their noises
A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique
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9781416912347 | Aladdin Paperbacks, October 30, 2010, cover price $4.99
9780689824586 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, April 1, 1999), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique
School and Library:
9780027861310 | Simon & Schuster, March 1, 1995, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique
Reinforced:
9780606158800 | Demco Media, April 1, 1999, cover price $15.81 | About this edition: A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique
Hardcover:
9781890571276 | Parrot Productions Pub, March 1, 1998, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Anancy the spider is flown to a secret island where he can find banana puddings but he doesn't understand what makes the island special
A portrait of author and folklorist Harold Courlander describes his more than sixty years of traveling around the world, from Ethiopia to Haiti, meeting people and collecting their folktales and traditional lore.
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9780805034448 | Henry Holt & Co, June 1, 1997, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A biography of the folklorist and novelist
Hardcover:
9780803712843 | Dial Books for Young Readers, January 1, 1996, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: A lazy, greedy brother gets his comeuppance when he tries to take more than his fair share from a house full of spirits
Library:
9780803712850 | Dial Books for Young Readers, January 1, 1996, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: A lazy, greedy brother gets his comeuppance when he tries to take more than his fair share from a house full of spirits
Hardcover:
9781568471907 | Thomson Learning, October 1, 1994, cover price $24.26 | About this edition: A collection of eight traditional tales from the Caribbean includes 'Why Tortoise Doesn't Fly,' 'Anancy Gets Common Sense,' and 'Bro Nancy and Bro Death'
Paperback:
9781550379921 | Annick Pr, August 1, 1994, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A legendary creature, La Diablesse, is said to roam the Caribbean nights stealing babies, but wise Granny knows how to outwit the mysterious woman who comes to visit one night while Granny is singing baby to sleep
School and Library:
9781550379938 | Annick Pr, August 1, 1994, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A legendary creature, La Diablesse, is said to roam the Caribbean nights stealing babies, but wise Granny knows how to outwit the mysterious woman who comes to visit one night while Granny is singing baby to sleep
Hardcover:
9789768100146 | Gardners Books, December 2, 1992, cover price $14.35
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