An edition of The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales (1985)

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An edition of The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales (1985)

The people could fly

the picture book

by

  • ★★★★★ 5.00 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 40 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 5 Have read

In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away.

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Alfred A. Knopf, Distributed by Random House
Language
English

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Subjects
African Americans, Tales, Slavery, Folklore, Books on compact disc, Juvenile literature, Slavery -- Folklore, African Americans -- Folklore, Folklore -- United States, 1000blackgirlbooks, African americans, folklore, Folklore, united states, Children's fiction, Slavery, fiction, Picture books
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African American
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Cover of: The people could fly
The people could fly: the picture book
2004, Alfred A. Knopf, Distributed by Random House
in English
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Cover of: The people could fly
The people could fly: American Black folktales
1985, Knopf, Distributed by Random House
in English - 1st ed.
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New York

Edition Notes

First published : The people could fly : American black folktales, 1985.

Genre
Folklore.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
398.2/089/96073
Library of Congress
PZ8.1.H154 Pg 2004, PZ8.1.H154Pg 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
1 v. (unpaged) :

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3680991M
Internet Archive
peoplecouldflyth00hami
ISBN 10
0375824057, 0375924051
LCCN
2003025579
OCLC/WorldCat
54372442
Library Thing
130711
Goodreads
228034
6240197

Work 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.

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