The people could fly : the picture book / Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2004.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cmISBN: - 0375824057 (trade)
- 0375924051 (lib. bdg.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 398.2089 H221 | Available | 33111005492810 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"THE PEOPLE COULD FLY," the title story in Virginia Hamilton's prize-winning American Black folktale collection, is a fantasy tale of the slaves who possessed the ancient magic words that enabled them to literally fly away to freedom. And it is a moving tale of those who did not have the opportunity to "fly" away, who remained slaves with only their imaginations to set them free as they told and retold this tale.
Leo and Diane Dillon have created powerful new illustrations in full color for every page of this picture book presentation of Virginia Hamilton's most beloved tale. The author's original historical note as well as her previously unpublished notes are included.
Awards for The People Could Fly collection:
A Coretta Scott King Award
A Booklist Children's Editors' Choice
A School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
A Horn Book Fanfare
An ALA Notable Book
An NCTE Teachers' Choice
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year
First published : The people could fly : American black folktales, 1985.
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.