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The Jumbies
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4 out of 5
Based on 11 Ratings and 11 Reviews

Book Description


A spine-tingling tale rooted in Caribbean folklore that will have listeners holding their breath as they fly through the audio.

Corinne La Mer isn't afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. They're just tricksters parents make up to frighten their children. Then one night Corinne chases an agouti all the way into the forbidden fo... More
Book Information
PublisherRecorded Books
BindingAudible Audio Edition (4 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-10B00URYWVUG
Publication Date04/28/2015
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About Tracey Baptiste (Author) : Born in Trinidad & Tobago, where she grew up on jumbie stories and fairy tales, Tracey Baptiste decided to be a writer at the age of three. Her latest novel THE JUMBIES (Algonquin Young Readers) is a ... more
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About Robin Miles (Narrator) : Robin Miles is a published author and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Robin Miles include I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary Of Patsy, A Freed Girl, Mars ... more
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