Author(s): Virginia Hamilton,Diane Dillon,Leo Dillon
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 190
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2009-01-13
Dimensions: 205.74 x 259.08 x 22.86mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
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Illustrations: illustrations, bibliography

"The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons, this collection should be snapped up."--(starred) School Library Journal. This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards text Exemplar (Grade 6-8, Stories) in Appendix B. From the Trade Paperback edition.