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West Indian Folk-tales

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4 out of 5
Based on 82 Ratings and 12 Reviews

Book Description
As a child, Philip Sherlock loved to listen to folk tales. Since then he has made a significant contribution to Caribbean folklore by recording many of them in print for the first time.
Here are fables of the birds and animals of the West Indies: jaguar, snake, crested curassow, wild pig, parrot, wise owl, and of Anansi--the spider who can assume human form.
These twenty-one stories are a ... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingPaperback (13 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages160
ISBN-100192741276
ISBN-13978-0192741271
Publication Date06/30/1988
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About Philip M. Sherlock (Author) : Philip M. Sherlock is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Philip M. Sherlock include Tales from the West Indies, The Illustrated Anansi: Four Caribbean Folk Tales,... more
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