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The people could fly the picture book

Summary: In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780553507812
  • ISBN: 0553507818
  • ISBN: 9780394869254
  • ISBN: 0394869257
  • ISBN: 0375824057 (trade)
  • ISBN: 9780375824050 (trade)
  • ISBN: 0375924051 (lib. bdg.)
  • ISBN: 9780375924057 (lib. bdg.)
  • Physical Description: electronic resource
    preservation
    access
    remote
    1 online resource (1 v. (unpaged)) : col. ill.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published : The people could fly : American black folktales, 1985.
Formatted Contents Note: 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 -- Beautiful girl of the moon tower -- Wolf and little daughter -- Manuel had a riddle -- Papa John's tall tale -- Two Johns -- Wiley, his Mama, and the hairy man -- John and the Devil's daughter -- Peculiar such thing -- Little eight John -- Jack and the Devil -- Better wait till Martin comes -- Carrying the running-aways -- How Nehemiah got free -- Talking cooter -- Riddle tale of freedom -- Most useful slave -- People could fly.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Restrictions unspecified
Reproduction Note:
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Action Note:
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Awards Note:
Coretta Scott King Honor, illustrator, 2005.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on print version record.
Subject: Slavery -- Folklore
African Americans -- Folklore
Folklore -- United States
African Americans -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature
Folklore -- Juvenile literature
African Americans
Folklore
JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic
Genre: Juvenile materials.
Folklore.
Juvenile works.
Electronic books.

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