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People Could Fly : American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton (2000, Mixed Lot)

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Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton tells 24 stories that kept her ancestors culture alive during slavery, from spirited animal trickster tales and robust tall tales to spine-chilling tales of the supernatural and moving narratives of slaves in search of freedom. Twelve of these tales are on the 78-minute CD, including the hauntingly beautiful title story, "The People Could Fly." Booklist praised the recording as "an outstanding and most welcome production that both complements and extends the original work."

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRandom House Children's Books

ISBN-100375804714

ISBN-139780375804717

eBay Product ID (ePID)1632514

Product Key Features

Book TitlePeople Could Fly : American Black Folktales

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic, Folklore & Mythology, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

Publication Year2000

IllustratorYes, Dillon, Diane, Dillon, Leo

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Social Science

AuthorVirginia Hamilton

FormatMixed Lot

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight26.7 Oz

Item Length10.3 in

Item Width8.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromThird Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal398.2/089/96073

SynopsisNewbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton tells 24 stories that kept her ancestors' culture alive during slavery, from spirited animal trickster tales and robust tall tales to spine-chilling tales of the supernatural and moving narratives of slaves in search of freedom. Twelve of these tales are on the 78-minute CD, including the hauntingly beautiful title story, "The People Could Fly." Booklist praised the recording as "an outstanding and most welcome production that both complements and extends the original work."

Narrated byJones, James Earl