Book
The People Could Fly
- Published
- 1985
- Genre
- Folk Tale
- Publisher
- Demco Media
- Pages
- 192
- Words
- 1206
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/228034.The_People_Could_Fly?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 2.9
- Lexile
- 480L
- Guided reading level
- U
- Suggested reading age
- ages 8–10
“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.
Collections
Halsted - Best FriendsNY Public Library
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780606028301
- ISBN-10
- 0606028307
Tags
Award Winners-ALA Notable/Best BooksAward Winners-Coretta Scott King Award/HonorsFolklore/Fables/Myths-Folklore/Fables/Myths (All)Halsted Best FriendsPeople-African AmericanPeople-SlavesRecommended Reading-Atlantis SubscriptionsRecommended Reading-Coop. Children's Book CenterRecommended Reading-NCSS/CBC Notable Social StudiesRecommended Reading-NY Public Library 100 Best Titles