num_pages: 192
description: Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton tells 24 stories that kept her ancestors' culture alive during slavery, from spirited animal trickster tales and robust tall tales to spine-chilling tales of the supernatural and moving narratives of slaves in search of freedom. Twelve of these tales are on the 78-minute CD, including the hauntingly beautiful title story, "The People Could Fly." Booklist praised the recording as "an outstanding and most welcome production that both complements and extends the original work."
language: English
title: The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
titlecomplete: The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Picture Books, Folk Tales, Short Stories, African American, Folklore, Middle Grade, Mythology, Fiction
ratings_count: 1529
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: The Other Award, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Author
publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers