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The people could fly : the picture book / Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.

Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002 (Author). Dillon, Leo, (ill.). Dillon, Diane, (ill.).

Summary:

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.

Item details

ISBN: 0375824057 (trade)
ISBN: 9780375824050 (trade)
ISBN: 0375924051 (lib. bdg.)
ISBN: 9780375924057 (lib. bdg.)
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf : 2004.

Contents / Notes

General Note:

First published in : The people could fly : American black folktales, 1985.

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Subject:

Slavery > Juvenile folklore.
African Americans > Folklore.
Folklore > United States.

Genre:

Juvenile materials.

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