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Loading... The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales (1985)by Virginia Hamilton
You don't have to be Black or American to enjoy this book. The stories are ideal to read to your kiddy at bedtime. (  ) Petra.Xs | Apr 2, 2013 |  This book was truly interesting. I had no idea that American Blacks had so many different kinds of books. I loved all of the stories and all of the pictures that went along with them. I would truly recomend this book to people that are trying to learn about American Black stories. I would defiantly read this book to my students. ( ) gjchauvin504 | Oct 29, 2012 | This book was about African American's desire for freedom, it was told as a folktale to produce hope. I would use this in my classroom to demonstrate what folktales are and how they come from many different heritages. It could be used in a history lesson. A good age group for this book would be 2nd or 3rd Graders. liss2 | Sep 26, 2012 | A Coretta Scott King Award A Booklist Children’s Editors’ Choice A School Library Journal Best Books of the Year A Horn Book Fanfare An ALA Notable Book An NCTE Teachers’ Choice A New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year (  ) Warnerp | Aug 1, 2010 | I really enjoyed reading this book. The book contains several folktales concerning African Americans and their history of slavery. We are used to hearing about Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill but this book takes on a different idea of American folklore. In The People Could Fly, one can expect to find characters such as Bruh Rabbit who add magic to the book. This book is intended for readers in the range of 3rd grade and up. brittneywest | Feb 26, 2010 | no reviews | add a review
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