Ena and the Rickety Bamboo Bridge
A brave Jamaican midwife, a stormy night, and a faithful dog named Doc. Told in Patois and English.
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Ena and the Bamboo Bridge
Judi Emanuel (Myal Akette, Judi Emanuel)
Inside Ena’s journey
Ena and the Rickety Bamboo Bridge
Ena is a kind and loving Jamaican midwife who does everything she can to help mothers far and wide deliver their babies. One stormy night the only way across is an old, rickety bamboo bridge.
Every page carries the story in Jamaican Patois with English beneath it, and a Likkle Patois Dictionary at the back introduces the words.
Likkle Patois Dictionary
A few words from Ena’s district.
Bring Ena home
The picture book in Patois & English, to read together again an’ again.
8.5 × 11 in · 34 pagesPaperback ISBN 979-8-952651-04-3 · Hardcover ISBN 979-8-952651-05-0
Judi Emanuel
Ena and the Rickety Bamboo Bridge was Judi Emanuel’s first book for children, written in 2012. Judi is a Jamaican singer-songwriter and children’s author. Known to audiences as The Reggae Countess, she carries forward the musical legacy of her father, Count Owen, a pioneering mento musician and recipient of Jamaica’s Order of Distinction.
This story shares the warmth and beauty of Jamaica and its people, and the values of determination, respect and love.
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