The People Could Fly
Books | Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / African American & Black
4.6
Virginia Hamilton
"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.
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Author
Virginia Hamilton
Pages
192
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published Date
1993-01-04
ISBN
0679843361 9780679843368
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"Slavery folklores that provoked humor, lessons learned and make believe in an era where it was very hard to survive. "
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