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How Rice Met Peas: A Jamaican Children's Story

How Rice Met Peas: A Jamaican Children's Story - Hardcover

by Leonie Althea
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Availability:In StockContributor:Leonie Althea, Ricardo Guy (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2021-07-19Pages:44
Language:EnglishPublisher:Zelah Publishing, LLCISBN-13:9781737525806ISBN-10:1737525801UPC:9781737525806Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Action & Adventure, Legends, Myths, Fables, Social ThemesBook Topic:Caribbean & Latin American, FriendshipSize:8.50 x 8.50 x 0.25 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCPYV2FCA5

When Rice gets separated from the rice field, she thinks of a brilliant idea to find her way back. But she accidentally lands in a farmer's truck and ends up in Kingston, Jamaica - a vibrant town with a sweet reggae beat. Luckily, she meets Peas who welcomes her with open arms. Despite being different, Rice and Peas become best friends and inspire everyone to get along, be polite and nice. Rice and Peas were such a perfect fit, they became a traditional Jamaican dish.

Leonie Althea's Jamaican children's book captures the essence of friendship and kindness using memorable rhymes. Children and the kid in all of us can connect to the fun-loving Rice and Peas characters that show, although they are different, they can love, respect, and enjoy having fun with each other. How Rice Met Peas is a fun way to teach kids the values of showing love, kindness, and acceptance because we are all special and unique.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Zelah Publishing, LLCISBN-13:9781737525806ISBN-10:1737525801UPC:9781737525806Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Action & Adventure, Legends, Myths, Fables, Social ThemesBook Topic:Caribbean & Latin American, FriendshipSize:8.50 x 8.50 x 0.25 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCPYV2FCA5
Althea, Leonie: - Leonie Althea is a Jamaican-American writer and indie publisher. She grew up in St. Catherine, Jamaica, where she attended St. Jago Prep and St. Jago High School. Leonie began writing poetry at a young age, which led her to a marketing and advertising career spanning more than a decade. Leonie holds a degree in marketing from William Paterson University of New Jersey.Guy, Ricardo: - Ricardo Guy is a Jamaican painter and illustrator from the small town of Bamboo, St. Ann. He is best known for his narrative art that uses bright colors to tell stories of love, romance, perseverance, and beauty. Ricardo creates mainly large-scale, acrylic paintings that depict figurative, abstract, and surreal art. He draws much of his inspiration from observing life in his surroundings and the different parts of Jamaica he visits.
Publisher: Zelah Publishing, LLC

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Leonie Althea, Ricardo Guy (Illustrator)

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Leonie Althea

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