The People could fly
Subtitle: the picture book
By: Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. .
Contributors: Dillon, Leo.; Dillon, Diane.; Jones, James Earl.
Edition: New ed. with CD.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780375845536
Subjects: African American -- Folklore; Slavery -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature; African Americans -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature; Folklore -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Slavery -- Folklore; Folklore -- United States; Books on compact disc
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Folklore
Description: An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world. A thought-provoking collection of twenty-five stories that reflect the wonder and glory of the origins of the world and humankind. With commentary by the author. A must for mythology shelves.
Notes: Title on accompanying disc: The people could fly : an American-African folktale.

Accompanying disc narrated by James Earl Jones and Virginia Hamilton.
Table of contents: title: Pea-pod man: Raven the creator; title: Finding night: Quat the creator; title: Endless sea of mud: Death the creator; title: Bursting from the hen's egg: Phan Ku the creator; title: Traveling to form the world: Old Man the creator; title: First man becomes the devil: Ulgen the creator; title: Turtle dives to the bottom of the sea: Earth Starter the creator; title: Moon and Sun: Mawu-Lisa the creators; title: Bandicoots come from his body: Karora the creator; title: Spider Ananse finds something: Wulbari the creator; title: Woman who fell from the sky: divine woman the creator; title: Man copies god: Nyambi the creator; title: Frost giant: Imir the creator; title: Owner of the sky: Olorun the creator; title: Marduk, god of gods: Apsu and Tiamat the creators; title: Four creations to make man: Maker and Feathered Serpent the creators; title: Angry gods: Ta-aroa the creator; title: Sun, life, wind, and death : God Lowa the creator; title: Sun-god and the dragon: God Ra the creator; title: Separation of earth and sky: Sedi and Melo the creators; title: First man, first woman: Yahweh the creator; title: Coming of all things: the Greek creators; title: God brings fire to man: Prometheus the creator; title: Pandora: Zeus the creator; title: In the beginning: Elohim the creator.