The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
"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...
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"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. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780394869254 (0394869257)
ASIN: 0394869257
Publish date: 2009-01-13
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Cultural,
Juvenile,
African American,
Picture Books,
Short Stories,
Mythology,
Folklore,
Folk Tales,
Fiction
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