The Resource The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
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The item The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Piedmont Regional Library System.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Piedmont Regional Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 v. (unpaged)
- Note
- First published in : The people could fly : American black folktales, 1985
- Isbn
- 9780375824050
- Label
- The people could fly : the picture book
- Title
- The people could fly
- Title remainder
- the picture book
- Statement of responsibility
- Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
- Subject
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- truePrejudice -- Folklore
- Slavery -- Juvenile folklore
- Folklore -- United States
- trueSlavery
- African Americans -- Folklore
- trueSlaves -- United States -- Folklore
- trueSlaveholders -- United States -- Folklore
- trueMagic
- trueRacism -- Folklore
- trueFolklore -- United States -- African American
- trueAfrican Americans -- Folklore
- Juvenile materials
- trueSlavery -- Folklore
- trueFreedom -- Folklore
- Language
- eng
- 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
- 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
- Award
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- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2005
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2004
- New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books: 2004
- New York Times Notable Children's Book, 2004
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 130392
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 398.2/089/96073
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PZ8.1.H154
- LC item number
- Pg 2004
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 480
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 2
- 6
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Target audience
- primary
- Label
- The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
- Link
- Note
- First published in : The people could fly : American black folktales, 1985
- Control code
- 2409972
- Dimensions
- 32 cm.
- Extent
- 1 v. (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780375824050
- Isbn Type
- (trade)
- Lccn
- 2003025579
- Other physical details
- col. ill.
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocm54372442
- (OCoLC)54372442
- Label
- The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
- Link
- Note
- First published in : The people could fly : American black folktales, 1985
- Control code
- 2409972
- Dimensions
- 32 cm.
- Extent
- 1 v. (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780375824050
- Isbn Type
- (trade)
- Lccn
- 2003025579
- Other physical details
- col. ill.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm54372442
- (OCoLC)54372442
Subject
- African Americans -- Folklore
- trueAfrican Americans -- Folklore
- Folklore -- United States
- trueFolklore -- United States -- African American
- trueFreedom -- Folklore
- Juvenile materials
- trueMagic
- truePrejudice -- Folklore
- trueRacism -- Folklore
- trueSlaveholders -- United States -- Folklore
- trueSlavery
- trueSlavery -- Folklore
- Slavery -- Juvenile folklore
- trueSlaves -- United States -- Folklore
Genre
Included in
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Middle Readers Category: 2005
- trueALA Notable Children's Books: 1986
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Middle Readers Category: 2004
- trueCoretta Scott King Award (Authors)
- trueNew York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books: 1985
- trueNew York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books: 2004
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Children's Books: 2004
- trueParents' Choice Awards - Story Books: 1985
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Awards
Awards of The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2005
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2004
- Award
- New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books: 2004
- Award
- New York Times Notable Children's Book, 2004
Library Locations
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Harold S. Swindle Public LibraryBorrow it5466 Us Highway 441 South, Nicholson, GA, 30565-2067, US34.108711 -83.433601
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