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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
From the cane-fields of the ante-bellum south, the villages of the Caribbean islands, and the streets of contemporary inner cities, here are more than one hundred tales from an incredibly rich and affirmative storytelling tradition (Choice). Full of life, wisdom, and humor, these tales range from the earthy comedy of tricksters to stories explaining how the world was created and got to be the way it is, to moral fables that tell of encounters between...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
A biography of the folklorist and novelist who recorded the traditional songs and stories of the people of Haiti, the Hopi Indians, and black communities in the South, connecting the African-American traditions to the cultures of Africa.
8) The jumbies
Author
Series
The jumbies (Tracey Baptiste) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
11) Mama Glo
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In Caribbean folklore, Mama Glo is the mother of rivers and streams. She has a beautiful singing voice, but she doesn't like visitors! Still, brothers Keron and Kendon disobey the rules and search for her in the forest. What will they find?"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Tracey Baptiste and acclaimed illustrator Amber Ren take readers on a fun, creepy, storytime-ready romp through a forest filled with creatures from Caribbean folklore. I'm looking for a jumbie, I'm going to find a scary one. But Mama says jumbies exist only in stories. So Naya sets out on a nighttime adventure to find out for herself. No such thing, say the friends she makes along the way. But Naya is sure that...
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