Jamaica

by Colleen Madonna Flood Williams

Jamaica, the third-largest island in the Caribbean, is located about 580 miles (933 km) south of Florida. Christopher Columbus landed on the island in 1494 and claimed it for Spain. However, Jamaica became a British colony in 1665 and remained under British rule for nearly 300 years. Today, the island has a population of more than 2.8 million, making it the third-largest English speaking country in the Americas after the United States and Canada...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1422233138
• ISBN13: 9781422233139
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9