The Calypso Alphabet
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Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is taken from Think of an Eel, Karen Wallace, ill. Mike Bostock, published by Walker (0 7445 2250 1, £6.99) - see the article 'Facts... With the Freshness of Fiction' for more about this book and others in the 'Read and Wonder' series. We are grateful to Walker Books for their help in using this illustration.
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Jennifer Bent
John Agard takes us on a tour from 'a for Anancy. Spiderman of tricky-tricky fame.' via 'k for kaiso. Song with a sweet-sweet jump-up beat.', and 'I for lickerish. So greedy all you do is eat-eat.' to 'z for zombie', offering 26 vignettes of Caribbean life and lovely-sounding words to savour. The vibrant illustrations are perfectly in tune with Agard's strongly rhythmic text. This book is rich in potential.