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Duppy Tales


Read Awhile

No. of pages 48

Published: 1997

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This book contains two tales of terror - both exciting and mysterious. Green Lizards Don't Like Herring comes from the oral folktales of Jamaica. It tells how Grandpa Nicky finds something terrifying on the road as he walks home one night. In Alexander Coolfoot, the ugly carnival masks that hang on Sharon's bed start to come alive...

 

This book is part of a book series called Read Awhile .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Pearson Education Limited .

D'Costa is also a well-established writer of children's books. Sprat Morrison, her first novel, captures the Jamaican atmosphere and speech rhythms with great precision and insight. Sprat Morrison has found a special in Jamaican schools' curriculum and is used as prescribed text in literature in many high schools.

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Read Awhile

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