Product Description

This is a collection of short stories about children and young people in Jamaica. Full of wonderfully atmospheric background detail combined with the rhythms and patterns of speech, these contemporary narratives bring to life a culture highly relevant to multi ethnic Britain. Stories include Becky and the Wheels and Brake Boys; A Thief in the Village; Tukku Tukku and Sampson; All other Days Run into Sunday; The Mouth Organ Boys; Elias and the Mongoose; The Pet, The Sea and Little Buddy; Fanso and Granny-Flo; The Banana Tree.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #151259 in Books
• Published on: 1989-01-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Customer Reviews

a very useful resource
this book is excellent for covering the term 3 unit 1 aspect of year 5 literacy. the themes explored in the book are very real and the children relate to them with ease. most especially the theme of jumping to conclusions which is dealt with superbly. the children enjoyed the book so much i ended up reading the whole story to them.