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Title: THE PEOPLE COULD FLY
AMERICAN BLACK FOLKTALES
By: Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon (Illus), Diane Dillon (Illus)
Format: Hardback

List price: £22.50


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ISBN 10: 0394869257
ISBN 13: 9780394869254
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE USA INC
Pub. date: 12 October, 1985
Pages: 190
Synopsis: "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. "From the Trade Paperback edition."
Illustrations: illustrations, bibliography
Publication: US
Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers
Returns: Non-returnable
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