Jamaica -- The Land - Amber Wilson

For ages 9-14. Described in tourist brochures as a land of white sand beaches, sun, and surf, Jamaica is also a mountainous island with green forests, trickling streams, and modern cities. Beautiful colour photos depict the island's tropical beauty, busy cities, and back-country villages. Other topics include: The history of the word Jamaica (land of wood and water in the Taino language); How Jamaica was formed from volcanic eruptions; The varied landscapes of Jamaica: The Great Morass, the Royal Palm Reserve, and the Blue mountains; Jamaica's history and people and the early sugar plantations, to coffee growing, rum making, bauxite mining.