jamaica

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Usain Bolt

2017
Simple text and photographs offer a brief biography of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, winner of nine gold medals in the Olympics.

My life in Jamaica

2015
Young readers will follow a day in the life, from wake-up to bedtime, of a young person from Jamaica.

Faster than lightning

my story
The autobiography of the fastest man of all time and a superstar whose talent and charisma have made him one of the most famous people on the planet.

Cultural traditions in Jamaica

2015
Discusses several cultural events and holidays in Jamaica.

Before the legend

the rise of Bob Marley
2007
Drawing from personal interviews with family, friends, and bandmates, the author profiles the life and career of music legend, Bob Marley.

The other side of paradise

a memoir
2010
The author, a Jamaican-born performance artist, describes the trials and challenges she has faced since birth, and details how she was raised by her grandmother, embraces her homosexuality, locates the man she believes is her estranged father, and more.

Bob Marley

a life
2009
Details the life of Bob Marley, which covers his birth in 1945 until his death in 1981, and describes his childhood in rural Jamaica, Trench Town, his Rastafarian beliefs and practices, his politics, personal relationships, the legal battles over his music and estate, and other related topics.

How spider tricked snake

1992
An easy-to-read Jamaican folk tale featuring Anansi the spider.

Bob Marley

songs of freedom
1995

Henry Morgan

seventeenth-century buccaneer
2006
Describes the life of Welsh buccaneer Sir Henry Morgan, including the taking of Portobello and his defense of Jamaica against the Spanish.

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