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The People Could Fly

Name: The People Could Fly
ISBN: 9780679843368

American Black Folktales

Virginia Hamilton

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · January 4, 1993

Reading lane: African American Life (U.S.)

"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.

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Why This Clicks

Folktales in Many Registers

Twenty-four Black American folk tales range from animal and supernatural stories to tales of freedom.

Come here for

A broad gathering of Black American folk traditions
Forty expressive paintings by the Dillons

Expect

Animal, fanciful, cautionary, and supernatural tales
Stories of freedom alongside other folktale forms

Book Details

Authors: Virginia Hamilton
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: January 4, 1993
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: African American Life (U.S.) · US: African American Stories
Reading lane: African American Life (U.S.)

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Publisher Categories

US: African American Stories
Country & Ethnic Folktales
Prejudice & Racism

About This Book

"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. This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards text Exemplar (Grade 6-8, Stories) in Appendix B.