The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales

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ISBN-10: 0394869257
ISBN-13: 9780394869254
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publish Date: 01/13/2009
Dimensions: 10.37" L, 8.25" W, 0.75" H

The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales

byVirginia Hamilton
Illustrator: Leo Dillon
Illustrator: Diane Dillon

Hardcover

Price: $24.99

Overview

“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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Details

ISBN-10: 0394869257
ISBN-13: 9780394869254
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publish Date: 01/13/2009
Dimensions: 10.37" L, 8.25" W, 0.75" H
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