J is for Jamaica (World Alphabets)

The book introduces the culture showing land, foods and clothing of Jamaicans. Engaging and educational but certainly not for little guys under 5: too much to think about or understand or discuss

I found this title while looking around for culturally relevant educational books for my grandson who is just under 3 years old. Most of the alphabet books available in Jamaica are produced elsewhere and reference things that are not readily recognized by our children.When I saw 'J is for Jamaica' I figured it must be available locally, but I couldn't find it. I'm glad I sent off for it because my grandson just loves it. He reads it everyday. It is colorful, and the illustrations are actual photos, not drawings or cartoons!I would recommend this book to any Jamaican parent or educator, or anyone who wants to teach their kids about Jamaica.

Picked this up for my 7 year old to allow him to become more familiar with the landscape and culture of Jamaica. Very good pictures, and a great, "everyday" Jamaica portrayal. It did not focus on beaches, resorts, etc... I loved it for that reason!

So happy I found this book, so I can continue to expose my 4yr old daughter to the Jamaican part of her heritage. Very real, vivid pictures of all of the things she was used to seeing when we were there. I would recommend this book for any child.

Given that this is a picture book, I was very disappointed with the poor quality print of the photographs, which I suspect could have been beautiful if printed in full resolution. As it is, the photos are dark, discoloured and of poor quality, much like a home printer that is running out of ink.However, the text is lovely, and I don't think my 3 year old (for whom it is a gift) would mind too much, hence the 3 stars.

Bought this book for my daughter as I wanted her to learn more about the rich and varied Jamaican culture, her father and grandad are Jamaican. It details the food, pastimes, people and wildlife in a rhyming style from A-Z e.g A is for Ackee, B is for Blue mountain and so on. It's a bit advanced for daughter, she's only 20 months, but she does enjoy looking at the pictures, the understanding will come later. The book is written with a lot of affection and pride for Jamaica (as you would expect) and best of all it is one of the few books my husband likes reading to our daughter! Which can only be a good thing.Another excellent book from the talented Mr Zephaniah.

This book not only teaches the alphabet, but is very informative about Jamaica. Its child friendly and includes real life photos to illustrate each word signifying each letter.

Really disappointed with the print quality of this book. One of the things I was looking forward to was looking through the pictures with my 2 year old but the pages and especially the picture look like they were printed on a home computer - very grainy and dark, not at all what I was expecting from a published book

My foster child love this book. she has a fascination with Jamaica and Benjamin Zephaniah brings it to life with the rythem and rhymes that make you want to buy a ticket