| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xii, 178 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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age Age: Children lcdgt |
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edu Educational level: School children lcdgt |
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edu Educational level: Kindergartners lcdgt |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-178). |
| 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. |
| Audience |
480L Lexile. |
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Decoding indicator: 60 (middle) Semantic indicator: 90 (high) Syntactic indicator: 70 (high) Structure indicator: 90 (high) Lexile. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader LG 3.7 0.5. |
| Contents |
He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit and other animal tales. 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. |
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The beautiful girl of the moon tower and other tales of the real, extravagant, and fanciful. The beautiful girl of the moon tower -- A wolf and little daughter -- Manuel had a riddle -- Pappa John's tall tale -- The two Johns -- Wiley, his mama, and the hairy man. |
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John and the devil's daughter and other tales of the supernatural. John and the devil's daughter -- The peculiar such thing -- Little Eight John -- Jack and the devil -- Better wait till Martin comes. |
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Carrying the running-aways and other slave tales of freedom. Carrying the running-aways -- How Nehemiah got free -- The talking cooter -- The riddle tale of freedom -- The most useful slave -- The people could fly. |
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Cassette features: He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit -- The peculiar such thing -- How Nehemiah got free -- The talking cooter -- John and the devil's daughter -- Tappin, the land turtle -- Papa John's tall tale -- A wolf and little daughter -- Better wait till Martin comes -- Little eight John -- Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox, and Tar Baby -- The people could fly. |
| Awards |
Coretta Scott King Award, author, 1986. |
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Coretta Scott King Honor, illustrator, 1986 |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Folklore.
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Tales -- United States.
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African Americans -- Folklore.
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Folklore -- United States.
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JUVENILE FICTION -- Fairy Tales & Folklore -- Country & Ethnic.
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JUVENILE FICTION -- People & Places -- United States -- African American.
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JUVENILE FICTION -- Social Themes -- Prejudice & Racism.
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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Tales. (OCoLC)fst01142246
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Märchen (DE-588)4036910-9
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Kinderbuch (DE-588)4303251-5
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Anthologie (DE-603)084997052 (DE-588c)4002214-6.
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United States (DE-603)08522331X (DE-588c)4078704-7.
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Schwarze (DE-603)085355240 (DE-588c)4116433-7.
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black folktales.
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African Americans -- Folklore -- United States.
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Tales.
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| Indexed Term |
American negro tales - Anthologies - For children |
| Genre/Form |
Children's nonfiction. NZ-WeK
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Folklore. (OCoLC)fst01423784
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Folklore.
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Legends.
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| Added Author |
Dillon, Leo, illustrator.
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Dillon, Diane, illustrator.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002. People could fly. 1st ed. New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, ©1985 (OCoLC)899696039 |
| ISBN |
0394869257 |
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9780394869254 |
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0394969251 (lib. bdg.) |
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9780394969251 (lib. bdg.) |
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0744505240 |
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9780744505245 |
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0375804714 |
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9780375804717 |
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0679843361 |
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9780679843368 |
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9780780725966 |
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0780725964 |
