Tap-tap by Karen Lynn Williams

Tap-tap

Paperback – Picture Book, September 18, 1995

Karen Lynn Williams

HarperCollins · Paperback · September 18, 1995

Sasifi longs to ride a tap-tap, a truck that carries passengers and their belongings in rural Haiti.

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Who it’s for
Readers interested in rural Haitian life and local transport
Themes
Longing to ride a tap-tap, Rural Haitian transport
Genres
Caribbean & Latin American Stories, Transportation Adventures, Diversity & Multicultural

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Sasifi longs to ride a tap-tap, a truck that carries passengers and their belongings in rural Haiti.

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Diversity & Multicultural84%
Caribbean & Latin American Stories56%
Transportation Adventures55%

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Authors
Karen Lynn Williams
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 18, 1995
Format
Paperback
Theme
Longing to ride a tap-tap · Rural Haitian transport
Reading lane
Money