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| Product Details |
| "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. |
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Key Information
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| Illustrator: |
Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon |
| Awards: |
1986 Coretta Scott King Award |
| Authors: |
Virginia Hamilton |
| Fiction Subgenre: |
Folklore & Mythology |
| Fiction Genre: |
History |
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Professional Reviews
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New York Times Book Review: "This picture book version....is what Virginia Hamilton set out to show, what the Dillons have so astutely expounded on and what makes this version of "People" so powerful. Think of it as a triad and a triumph of words, pictures, and storytelling." |
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Book Editions
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- Audio - Audio Cassette
- Abridged
- January 30, 2005
- Audio Bookshelf
- 7.25"(h) x 5.25"(w) x 1.25"(d), 0.55 lbs.
- 9780974171173
, - Audio - Compact Disc
- Abridged
- January 30, 2005
- Audio Bookshelf
- 6.5"(h) x 6.75"(w) x 1"(d), 0.55 lbs.
- 9780974171180
, - Hardcover - Prebinding
- October 01, 1999
- Bt Bound
- 10.25"(h) x 8.25"(w) x 0.75"(d), 1.65 lbs.
- 9780833593450
, - Hardcover - Reinforced Hardcover
- 32
- September 11, 2007
- Alfred a Knopf Inc
- 12.75"(h) x 9.5"(w) x 0.5"(d), 1.1 lbs.
- 9780375945533
, - Hardcover
- Illustrated
- 178
- November 01, 1985
- Alfred a Knopf Inc
- 10.25"(h) x 8.25"(w) x 0.75"(d), 1.7 lbs.
- 9780394869254
, - Hardcover
- 32
- September 11, 2007
- Alfred a Knopf Inc
- 12.25"(h) x 9"(w) x 0.5"(d), 1.15 lbs.
- 9780375845536
, - Hardcover
- 40
- November 01, 2004
- Alfred a Knopf Inc
- 12.25"(h) x 9.5"(w) x 0.5"(d), 1.1 lbs.
- 9780375824050
, - Other -
- Unabridged
- May 01, 2008
- Findaway World Llc
- 9781605143972
, - Paperback
- Reprint
- 192
- January 01, 1993
- Random House Childrens Books
- 10"(h) x 8"(w) x 0.5"(d), 1.15 lbs.
- 9780679843368
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First Line
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| Publisher's Note: |
Say that the Lion would get up each and every mornin. Stretch and walk around. He'd roar, "ME AND MYSELF. ME AND MYSELF," like that. Scare all the little animals so they were afraid to come outside in the sunshine. Afraid to go huntin or fishin or whatever the little animals wanted to do. |
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