The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales Paperback - 1993
by Virginia Hamilton; Leo Dillon (Illustrator); Diane Dillon (Illustrator)
"The well-known author retells 24 black American folktales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom".--School Library Journal, starred review. Full color.
First line
Say that he Lion would get up each and every mornin.
From the jacket flap
"The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons, this collection should be snapped up."--(starred) "School Library Journal.
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- Title The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
- Author Virginia Hamilton; Leo Dillon (Illustrator); Diane Dillon (Illustrator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, New York
- Date 1993-01-04
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780679843368 / 0679843361
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 10 x 8 x 0.5 in (25.40 x 20.32 x 1.27 cm)
- Ages 10 to UP years
- Grade levels 5 - UP
- Reading level 660
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Topical: Home School
- Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Folklore - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 85025020
- Dewey Decimal Code 398.208
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 06/01/1996, Page 1726
- New York Times, 12/05/2004, Page 54
- Publishers Weekly, 01/18/1993, Page 0
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