(Illustrator) 236 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 16.95 60 Used from 1.25 10 New from 12.52 1 Collectible from 19. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. To escape the horrors of slavery, some people who remembered the old magic flew away from their enslavement. The People Could Fly: The Picture Book Paperback Picture Book, Januby Virginia Hamilton (Author), Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon Ph.D. 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 Spectacular full-colour illustrations by the famous husband-and-wife illustrators who have won the Caldecott twice and are closely associated with Virginia Hamiltons most successful books. Leo and Diane Dillon's powerful illustrations accompany Hamilton's voice as it sings out from the pages with the soaring cadences that echo the story tellers of her childhood as the granddaughter of a fugitive slave. VIRGINIA HAMILTON, the first black person to win a Newbery Medal and the first childrens book author to be awarded a MacArthur genius grant, won the Coretta Scott King Award for The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales.

Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon, Ph.D. This book title, The People Could Fly: The Picture Book, ISBN: 9780375824050, by Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon, Ph.D., published by Random. 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. 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. Virginia Hamilton's Coretta Scott King Honor book is the breathtaking fantasy tale of slaves who possessed ancient magic that enabled them to fly away to freedom. The People Could Fly: The Picture Book Author : Virginia Hamilton Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers ISBN 13 : 0553507818 Total Pages : 32 pages Book Rating : 4.

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