west indies

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west indies

O Christmas tree

1996
A boy wants an evergreen tree for Christmas in this story set in the West Indies.

First palm trees

1997
The West Indian trickster Anancy Spiderman tries to persuade Sun-Spirit, Water-Spirit, Earth-Spirit, and Air-Spirit to create the world's first palm trees so that he can collect a reward from the king.

The dancing granny

1977
Spider Ananse gets Granny started dancing so he can raid her garden--but his own trick "does him in.".

The secret footprints

2002
A story based on Dominican folklore, about the ciguapas, a tribe of beautiful underwater people whose feet are attached backwards, with their toes pointing in the direction from which they have come.

The secret footprints

2000
A story based on Dominican folklore, about the ciguapas, a tribe of beautiful underwater people whose feet are attached backwards, with their toes pointing in the direction from which they have come.

A ring of tricksters

animal tales from North America, the West Indies, and Africa
1997
Twelve trickster tales that show the migration of African culture to America via the West Indies.

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