Duppy Talk: West Indian Tales of Mystery and Magic

by Gerald Hausman

Book Overview

Includes six ghost stories from Jamaica which are based on the country's legends and have their roots in African folklore; each story is accompanied by a section about the teller of the tale. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067189000X
• ISBN13: 9780671890001
• Release Date: January 1900
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Duppy Talk

This book is for part of my grandchildren whose heritage is part Carribean. The middle one (age 11) finds the book especially fascinating.