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The People Could Fly

American Black Folktales

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The People Could Fly

Written by: Virginia Hamilton
Narrated by: Andrew Barnes
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“THE PEOPLE COULD FLY,” the title story in Virginia Hamilton’s prize-winning American Black folktale collection, is a fantasy tale of the slaves who possessed the ancient magic words that enabled them to literally fly away to freedom. And it is a moving tale of those who did not have the opportunity to “fly” away, who remained slaves with only their imaginations to set them free as they told and retold this tale.

"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.

©2015 Virginia Hamilton (P)2024 Listening Library Anthologies & Short Stories Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Geography & Cultures Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Fantasy
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