The People Could Fly
American Black Folktales
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · January 4, 1993
"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.
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- Who it’s for
- Twenty-four Black American folk tales range from animal and supernatural stories to tales of freedom.
- Themes
- Black American folklore, Animal and supernatural tales, Freedom from slavery
- Genres
- Fairy Tale Collections, US: African American Stories, Myths & Fables
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"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.
Folktales in Many Registers
Twenty-four Black American folk tales range from animal and supernatural stories to tales of freedom.
Come here for
- A broad gathering of Black American folk traditions
- Forty expressive paintings by the Dillons
Expect
- Animal, fanciful, cautionary, and supernatural tales
- Stories of freedom alongside other folktale forms
Where it sits
| US: African American Stories | 65% |
|---|---|
| Fairy Tale Collections | 50% |
| Myths & Fables | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: African American Stories
- Country & Ethnic Folktales
- Prejudice & Racism
- Authors
- Virginia Hamilton
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- January 4, 1993
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Black American folklore · Animal and supernatural tales · Freedom from slavery
- Reading lane
- US: African American Stories