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Her stories : African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales /

Collection of 19 folktales, legends, and true stories celebrating the heroic cunning, patience, and courage of African-American women and girls.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002 (Author)
Other Authors: Dillon, Leo (Illustrator), Dillon, Diane (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Blue Sky Press, [1995]
Subjects:
African American women > Folklore.
Folklore.
JUVENILE FICTION > Fairy Tales & Folklore > Country & Ethnic.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Girls & Women.
African American women.
Black women > Folklore.
FOLKLORE.
Folk tales.
Fairy tales.
Juvenile literature > New York (State) > New York > 1995.
Juvenile literature.
Description
Summary:Collection of 19 folktales, legends, and true stories celebrating the heroic cunning, patience, and courage of African-American women and girls.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Science Fiction copy is inscribed by both illustrators.
Physical Description:xiii, 112 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Awards:Coretta Scott King Award, author, 1996; American Library Association Notable Children's Book 1996
Coretta Scott King Honor, illustrator, 1996.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-112).
ISBN:0590473700
9780590473705
0590566032
9780590566032