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."