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3) John Henry
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
5) John Henry
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a stream drill to cut through a mountain.
10) All stuck up
Author
Publisher
Random House
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Brer Fox makes a tar baby in order to catch Brer Rabbit.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away. "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,...
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
This marvelous collection brings together the great myths and legends of the United States-from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s, and beyond. This thoroughly engaging anthology is sweeping in its scope, embracing Big Foot and Windigo, Hiawatha and Uncle Sam, Paul Revere and Billy the Kid, and even the Iroquois Flying Head and Elvis. In the book's section...