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