Book cover for The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton

The People Could Fly

American Black Folktales

1993 Released
192 Pages
3-4 Hours
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Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young ReadersISBN 9780679843368
"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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