"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.
- ISBN10 0780725964
- ISBN13 9780780725966
- Publish Date 1 January 1993 (first published 12 October 1985)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 September 2023
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Perfection Learning
- Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
- Pages 177
- Language English