Her baby woke up hungry and cried and cried.īut there was nothing to be done for him. She worked and worked in the hot sun, her baby sleeping. He was in the field one day with Sarah, his daughter. Old man Toby had the magic and hadn’t forgotten. But you couldn’t tell who did and who didn’t. And they forgot all about flying, but they didn’t lose their power. They bobbed about on the boats, so sick they wanted to die.
The slave ships were so crowded that there was no room for them.įor many days, they went across the water in the boats - the stinkin, miserable boats. When they were captured and made slaves, they lost their wings. They could fly over the fields like blackbirds, their wings shiny and black. They walked up into the air like they were climbin stairs.
Fortunately, Virginia Hamilton, the distinguished children’s author, has corrected this absence with her extraordinary and wonderful The People Could Fly.Along time ago in Africa, the people could fly. “Seldom has this ancient literature been made available to younger readers. “Lovely to look at and as good a source of storytelling as it is to read aloud or alone.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred) “Beautifully readable.” - School Library Journal (starred) Hamilton “tells the stories with a simple power that will make this a classic collection of all ages.” - ALA Booklist (starred) Includes: Exclusive CD Narrated by JAMES EARL JONES and VIRGINIA HAMILTON The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales Special Edition Here are the spirited trickster tales where the wily Bruh Rabbit outwits larger and stronger animals robust tall tales filled with riddles and laughter spine-chilling ghost and devil tales and finally the moving tales of freedom, including true slave narratives as well as fantasy escapes exemplified by the hauntingly beautiful title story, “The People Could Fly.” In this treasury, we hear the voice of Virginia Hamilton – a voice that echoes the slaves and fugitives from her own American black ancestry as she tells the stories that keep the culture alive. This major contribution to children’s literature brings the fascinating range of American Black folktales and humor to all children.
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