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Folklore

The People Could Fly

By Virginia Hamilton

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Virginia Hamilton retells African American folktales about clever animals, supernatural encounters, and people seeking freedom from slavery. The stories invite reading aloud, with room to hear how a trick, a repeated phrase, or a change of voice works. Their range gives readers a sense of the many purposes a tale can serve in a community.

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Edition and subjects

ISBN-13
9780394869254
Publisher
Knopf
Edition date
1985
First published
1985
Art, Culture & Creative Expression Young Readers & Families Freedom Oral tradition Multiple periods Young readers