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The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
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Fairy Tales & FolkloreGeneral Juvenile Fiction
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ISBN10: 0394869257
ISBN13: 9780394869254
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: Oct 12 1985
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.72
Height: 0.75 Width: 8.25 Depth: 10.37
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780394869254
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: Oct 12 1985
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.72
Height: 0.75 Width: 8.25 Depth: 10.37
Language: English
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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