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Bibliographic Information (APA): Author last name, First initial. (Year published). Title in italics. Illus. Illustrator First Name Last Name. City published, State published: Publisher.

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

The People Could Fly

Hamilton, V. (2009). The People Could Fly. Illus. Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon. New York, New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers.

Brief Annotation: This is a African American folktales collection of stories that were passed down from generation to generation. The main one tells of slaves and how they could fly away from there awful work conditions but then as time went on they forgot how to as the the generations grew. Filled with more stories of comedy and lessons based on this culture.

Genre: Folktale (culturally diverse)

Grade Level: 2-4

Readers who will like this: Readers who like different culture stories will enjoy the different stories in here.

Question: What are some of your backgrounds and cultures and did you ever hear stories told about them growing up?
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