Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
By Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Diane Dillon
Interest Level
Grades 6 - 8
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 4.3
Lexile Measure®: 880L
DRA: 30-34
Guided Reading: NR
Genre
- Fables, Folk Tales and Myths
- Multicultural
- Songs and Lyrics
Theme/Subject
- African American
- Friends and Friendship
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About This Book
This collection of twenty-five African-American folktales focuses on strong female characters and includes "Little Girl and Buh Rabby," "Catskinella," and "Annie Christmas."
"Virginia Hamilton and the Dillons have produced yet another superb offering... The book is a gallery of beautiful women of color. Entrancing and important, this notable collaboration deserves a wide success." — School Library Journal
About the Authors or Illustrators
Among Leo Dillon's many honors, he and his wife have received two Caldecott Medals, for Ashanti to Zulu and Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, four New York Times Best Illustrated Awards, four Boston Globe/Horn Book Awards, two Coretta Scott King Awards, two Coretta Scott King Honors, and the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal.
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