Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
by Virginia Hamilton , Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
In a companion volume to The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales (Knopf,... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 1995
Word Count 20,874
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 960L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 14923
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- A Hero's Journey: CSLP
- 3rd EL Module 3: Exploring Literacy...
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Leo Dillon
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Diane Dillon
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Arnold Adoff and Virginia Hamilton about Her Stories
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon about Her Stories
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Virginia Hamilton
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Leo Dillon
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Diane Dillon
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Author Winner, 1996

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Illustrator Honor, 1996

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 1996

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
Selection, 1996

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
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