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The people could fly : American Black folktales /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamilton, Virginia
Other Authors: Dillon, Leo, Dillon, Diane
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Knopf, [1985]
Subjects:
African Americans > Folklore.
Tales > United States.
Description
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.
Physical Description:xii, 178 pages : illustrations, portraits
Awards:Coretta Scott King Author Award, 1986
New York TImes Best Illustrated Books, 1985, 2004.
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, 1986
American Library Association Notable Children's Books, 1985.
Bibliography:Bibliography: pages 175-178.
ISBN:0394869257
0394969251 (lib. bdg.)