The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales

"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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/13/2009
ISBN: 9780394869254
Pages: 178
Weight: 1.72lbs
Size: 10.37h x 8.25w x 0.75d

Review Citations: Booklist 06/01/1996 pg. 1726
Publishers Weekly 12/13/1985
School Library Journal 11/01/1985

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 44962 / People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
Reading Level: 4.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4