Earthquake
Will be published approx. on 1. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
108 pages
978-1-84523-182-8 (ISBN)
Description
Ricky Thomas, his brother Doug, and his sister Polly spend their summer holidays in the coffee walk surrounding their grandparents' country home in Dallas, Jamaica. Above the children the leaves of the mango and coffee trees are drying, the thin asphalt is becoming syrupy beneath their feet, and the atmosphere is electric with the sun's heat. While Ricky scouts for an observation platform for his imaginary island, the siblings feel the earth itself move beneath them. Is it part of their vivid imaginations, or is it the sign of a coming earthquake?
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
17
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84523-182-8 (9781845231828)
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Person
Andrew Salkey was a writer, a poet, a teacher, and a broadcaster for the BBC on the Caribbean Voices program. As a descendant of Jamaican parents, he was deeply involved in the Caribbean Artists Movement. He is the author of numerous books, including Anancy's Score, Come Home Malcolm Heartland, In the Hills Where Her Dreams Live, and Jamaica.