I did like the book and will more than likely listen to it again. It's part of our history and the tales just make you smile. NoIt did make me think of the movie Song of the SouthI wish that Disney would release it again. You really didn't need to differentate the characters as there we usually only two peopleinvolved within the narativeĬould you see The People Could Fly being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be? So this made me think about my father a lot.ĭid Andrew Barnes do a good job differentiating all the characters? How? The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales a book by Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon '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. But I love the Uncle Remus any way.My father used a lot of the techinques of the American Black folklore in his story telling when I was a child.
Yes The history of the different stories was very interestingI enjoyed the tales. Would you recommend The People Could Fly to your friends? Why or why not? She received a National Book Award, a Newbury Medal, and MacArthur. I didn't care for the narrator.'s voice The music between segments seemed really loud in comparison to the narration The People Could Fly tells the story of how some people in Africa knew magic and were. It was published in 1985, with a special audio edition released later, in which the stories were read aloud by Hamilton and actor James Earl Jones. Awards for The People Could Fly collection: A Coretta Scott King Award, A Booklist Children’s Editors’ Choice, A School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, A Horn Book Fanfare, An ALA Notable Book, An NCTE Teachers’ Choice and A New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year.Is there anything you would change about this book? The People Could Fly is an African-American folktale anthology by Virginia Hamilton. Leo and Diane Dillon's powerful illustrations accompany Hamilton's voice as it sings out from the pages with the soaring cadences that echo the story tellers of her childhood as the granddaughter of a fugitive slave. 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. Her first childrens book, Zeely, was published in 1967 and won the Nancy Bloch Award. Annotation: Virginia Hamilton's Coretta Scott King Honor book is the breathtaking fantasy tale of slaves who possessed ancient magic that enabled them to fly away to freedom.Author: Hamilton, Virginia / Dillon, Leo (ILT) / Dillon, Diane (ILT).
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