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The people could fly : American Black folktales
- Title
- The people could fly : American Black folktales / told by Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.
- Author
- Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002.
- Publication
- New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, [1985], ©1985.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PZ8.1.H154 Pe 1985 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xii, 178 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- 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.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Folklore.
- Note
- Rare Book copy: In original dust jacket.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-178).
- Awards (note)
- Coretta Scott King Award, author, 1986.
- Coretta Scott King Honor, illustrator, 1986
- Contents
- He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit and other animal tales. He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit -- Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox, and Tar Baby -- Tappin, the land turtle -- Bruh Alligator and Bruh Deer -- Bruh Lizard and Bruh Rabbit -- Bruh Alligator meets trouble -- Wolf and birds and the fish-horse.
- The beautiful girl of the moon tower and other tales of the real, extravagant, and fanciful. The beautiful girl of the moon tower -- A wolf and little daughter -- Manuel had a riddle -- Pappa John's tall tale -- The two Johns -- Wiley, his mama, and the hairy man.
- John and the devil's daughter and other tales of the supernatural. John and the devil's daughter -- The peculiar such thing -- Little Eight John -- Jack and the devil -- Better wait till Martin comes.
- Carrying the running-aways and other slave tales of freedom. Carrying the running-aways -- How Nehemiah got free -- The talking cooter -- The riddle tale of freedom -- The most useful slave -- The people could fly.
- Cassette features: He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit -- The peculiar such thing -- How Nehemiah got free -- The talking cooter -- John and the devil's daughter -- Tappin, the land turtle -- Papa John's tall tale -- A wolf and little daughter -- Better wait till Martin comes -- Little eight John -- Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox, and Tar Baby -- The people could fly.
- ISBN
- 0394869257
- 9780394869254
- 0394969251
- 9780394969251
- 0744505240
- 9780744505245
- 0375804714
- 9780375804717
- 0679843361
- 9780679843368
- 9780780725966
- 0780725964
- LCCN
- 84025020
- OCLC
- ocm11397814
- 11397814
- SCSB-2469752
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries