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West Indian Folk-tales

Philip M. Sherlock

Paperback (Oxford University Press, June 30, 1988)

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 wonderful mixture of early tales from the Arawak and the Carib people, the original inhabitants of the Caribbean, and from the Ashanti people of West Africa. Read together they help to provide a background to the history of the West Indies. The stories are retold here in a warm, rich style--some tales gentle and philosophical, some humorous and full of action.

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Ears and Tails and Common Sense: More Stories from the Caribbean

Philip Manderson Sherlock

Hardcover (Ty Crowell Co, Dec. 1, 1974)

During each evening of their six-day party the forest animals listen to a story told by the animals who guess the answers to Chimpanzee's riddles.

Anansi, the Spider Man

Philip Manderson Sherlock, Marcia Brown

Hardcover (Ty Crowell Co, June 1, 1954)

Anansi is endowed with the ability to become a spider when that form is more convenient to his purpose

Tales from the West Indies

Philip M Sherlock

Paperback (Oxford University Press, USA, Feb. 3, 2000)

These colourful tales from the West Indies and Guyana are full of unusual characters, including Mr Snake, Monkey, Mancrow the bird of darkness, Anasi the spider and his old adversary, Tiger.

The land and people of the West Indies

Philip Manderson Sherlock

Hardcover (Lippincott, Jan. 1, 1967)

Hardcover J.B. Lippincott 1967 3rd Printing. Ex-library book, inside front cover there is writing that has been blacked out and on opposite page the school name stamped on top with a black line on the right side covering some writing. Mylar layer cover to protect the dust jacket.

The Land and People of the West Indies

Sir. Sherlock, Philip Manderson

Library Binding (Harpercollins Juvenile Books, )

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West Indian Folktales

Philip Sherlock

Library Binding (Demco Media, )

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Anansi and the Alligator Eggs / Anansi Y Los Huevos Del Cocodrilo

Sir Philip M. Sherlock

Hardcover (Operation Friendship, March 15, 1975)

CHARMING BILINGUAL CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK - SPANISH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE SIDE BY SIDE ON EACH PAGE. Paper covered illustrated boards, rubbed to extremities. Illustrated endpapers. Unclipped dustwrapper with closed tear to front, rubbed and chipped to extremities. Very good internally, bright crisp pages.