jamaica

Presents a concise history of the Jamaican people from the arrival of the Taino around 650 A.D. to the multicultural society of the twenty-first century, and includes information about family gatherings, food traditions, and recreation.

Presents a brief profile of legendary songwriter and rhythm guitarist Bob Marley written in graphic comic format.

After his father leaves their family, twelve-year-old Uton Hinds, known as Tall T, tries to earn extra money in his Jamaican village and tries to further his education as he ponders how he feels about his father's behavior.

A father and his eighteen-year-old son are each affected differently by their experiences as slaves in Jamaica in the early nineteenth century.

The story of a troubled fourteen-year-old boy who, upon leaving an abusive homelife, lives on the edge of society, struggling to find himself.

Chronicles the history of reggae music, profiling influential artists, tracing its development, and discussing why it has always been the music of the people of Jamaica.

Three stories featuring Doctor Bird, the clever, positive-thinking hummingbird found only in Jamaica.

At the dawn of the eighteenth century, Nancy Kington and Minerva Sharpe, set sail from Jamaica on a pirate vessel, hoping to escape from an arranged marriage and slavery.

Twins Pollyread and Jackson are saved from a landslide by an extraordinary goat that blocks their path to school; but now the strange goat keeps reappearing each day as the twins' continue to experience a series of mysterious events involving the return of a local troublemaker.

Describes the life and career of the noted New York Knicks basketball player, from his childhood to the present.