The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
$6.00
Description
"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.
This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards text Exemplar (Grade 6-8, Stories) in Appendix B.
ISBN: 0394869257
ISBN13: 9780394869254
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: en
Publish Date: 1985-01-13
Book Edition: First Edition
Pages: 192
Dimensions: Length: 8.38 inches,Width: 0.81 inches,Height: 10.25 inches, Weight: 1.83645064246 pounds
Authors: Virginia Hamilton
Binding: Hardcover
Subjects: FOLKLORE_UNITED STATES, AFRICAN AMERICANS_FOLKLORE
