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The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales Audiobook, by Virginia Hamilton Play Audiobook Sample

The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales Audiobook

By: Virginia Hamilton
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales Audiobook, by Virginia Hamilton Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Andrew Barnes Publisher: Listening Library Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 2.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 1.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: December 2024 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9798217070510
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Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

27

Longest Chapter Length:

20:54 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

15 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

08:18 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

8

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Publisher Description

"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."--(starred) School Library Journal.

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Awards

  • Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Author Award, 1986
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, 1986
  • Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Author Award, 1986
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, 1986
  • Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Author Award, 1986
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, 1986
  • Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Author Award, 1986
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, 1986
  • Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Author Award, 1986
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, 1986
  • Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Author Award, 1986
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, 1986
  • Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Author Award, 1986
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, 1986
  • Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Author Award, 1986
  • Winner of Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, 1986

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About Virginia Hamilton

Virginia Hamilton (1936–2002) grew up in rural Ohio among an extended family and generations of storytellers. Her grandfather, Levi Perry, was brought by his mother from Virginia slavery to Ohio via the Underground Railroad. She received nearly every award in the field of children’s literature, including the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the Newbery Medal, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, and the Coretta Scott King Award.