Barbados

by Bethany Bryan and Marie Louise Elias

Book Overview

Barbados, a small island in the Caribbean, has a rich and vibrant culture influenced by the almost 350 years it spent as a colony of England and by its West African roots stemming from the slave trade. Once dominated by the sugarcane industry and the white-owned plantations that supported it, today Barbados is a popular tourist destination and a hub for manufacturing. Barbadians, or Bajans as they refer to themselves, take pride in their home, even...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502647303
• ISBN13: 9781502647306
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8