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1) John Henry
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 620L
Language
English
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Retells the legend of the African-American railroad builder who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
3) Uncle Remus
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English
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Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris is a collection of animal stories, songs, and oral folklore, collected from southern African-Americans. Many of the stories are didactic, much like those of Aesop's fables and Jean de La Fontaine's stories. Uncle Remus is a kindly old former slave who serves as a storytelling device, passing on the folktales to children gathered around him. The stories are written in an eye dialect devised by Harris to represent...
7) John Henry
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
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Language
English
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Fooled you! Bruh Rabbit is always playing tricks. He tricks Bruh Bear out of bed and eats his fish. He tricks Bruh Wolf out of the butter from his butter tree-then he proves that it was Wolf who ate it. He even serves oven-fried wolf to his children. But, sometimes Bruh Rabbit gets fooled too.
Retelling six authentic Bruh Rabbit stories that were recorded in Beaufort County and Murrells Inlet in South Carolina, author Mary Lyons has captured their...
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English
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Every Tongue Got to Confess is an extensive volume of African American folklore that Zora Neale Hurston collected on her travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920s. The bittersweet and often hilarious tales -- which range from longer narratives about God, the Devil, white folk, and mistaken identity to witty one-liners -- reveal attitudes about faith, love, family, slavery, race, and community. Together, this collection of nearly 500 folktales...
15) John Henry
Author
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
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"Do you know the story of John Henry? The history stories you think you know may not be what they seem. In this deep-diving series, readers of How FACT Became FICTION are invited into the truth beyond the stories people tell about history. It includes investigations into what really happened and how the truth was hidden over time. Readers explore primary sources as they develop historical inquiry and media literacy skills and learn the ins and outs...
17) Tops & bottoms
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
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Description
Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.
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Series
Library of America volume 75
Language
English
Description
A selection of writings on the culture and traditions of African-Americans, discussing folklore, religion, and the author's personal experiences.
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