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Author:

Hamilton, Virginia, 1936-2002.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Knopf : Distributed by Random House,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.

Subject:

Slavery--Folklore.
African Americans--Folklore.
Folklore--United States.

Other Authors:

Dillon, Leo, ill.
Dillon, Diane, ill.

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published: c1985.

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.

ISBN:

9780375824050
0375824057

LCCN:

2003025579

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