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The people could fly : American Black folktales  Cover Image Book Book

The people could fly : American Black folktales / told by Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.

Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002 (Author). Dillon, Leo. (Added Author). Dillon, Diane. (Added Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780394869254
  • ISBN: 9780394969251 (lib. bdg.)
  • ISBN: 0394869257
  • ISBN: 0394969251 (lib. bdg.)
  • Physical Description: xii, 178 p. : ill ; 26 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Knopf : c1985.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Bibliography: p. 175-178.
Awards Note:
Coretta Scott King Award, 1986.
Subject: African Americans > Folklore.
Tales > United States.
Genre: Coretta Scott King Award.
Topic Heading: Juvenile.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Castlegar Public Library J 398.208996073 HAM (Text) 35146001262146 Junior Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -


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