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The people could fly : American Black folktales Cover Image Book Book

The people could fly : American Black folktales

Hamilton, Virginia 1934-2002 (Author). Dillon, Leo, (illustrator.). Dillon, Diane, (illustrator.). Bierhorst, Jane Byers, (book designer.).

Summary: Retold Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope.

Item details

  • ISBN: 0394869257
  • ISBN: 9780394869254
  • ISBN: 0394969251
  • ISBN: 9780394969251
  • ISBN: 0744505240
  • ISBN: 9780744505245
  • ISBN: 0375804714
  • ISBN: 9780375804717
  • ISBN: 0679843361
  • ISBN: 9780679843368
  • ISBN: 9780780725966
  • ISBN: 0780725964
  • Physical Description: print
    regular print
    xii, 178 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, ©1985.
  • Badges:
    • Most Copies: 4 / 5.0

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-178).
Formatted Contents Note: He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit and other animal tales. He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit -- Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox, and Tar Baby -- Tappin, the land turtle -- Bruh Alligator and Bruh Deer -- Bruh Lizard and Bruh Rabbit -- Bruh Alligator meets trouble -- Wolf and birds and the fish-horse.
Target Audience Note:
480L Lexile.
Decoding indicator: 60 (middle) Semantic indicator: 90 (high) Syntactic indicator: 70 (high) Structure indicator: 90 (high) Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader LG 3.7 0.5.
Awards Note:
Coretta Scott King Award, author, 1986.
Coretta Scott King Honor, illustrator, 1986

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      Peachtree City Library 		J 398.239 HAMILTON V ( Send Text)
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