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Print Material

Author

Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002.

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

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2004.

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Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Nettels Non-Fiction	398.2 HAMILTON	---	Available
Nettels Non-Fiction	398.2 HAMILTON c.2	---	Available
Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Non-Fiction	J 398.2 Ham	---	Available
Westside Non-Fiction	398.2 HAMILTON	---	Available

Description	[32] p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Note	Reprint. Originally published: c1985.
Indexed In:	Bklst 12/15/2004
	SLJ Dec 2004
	PW 11/22/2004
	Kirkus 11/01/2004
	NYT Bk 12/05/2004
	Coretta King Awrd
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.
Study Program	ACCELERATED READER MG RL 2.9 0.5 GNET WEST
Subject	Slavery -- Folklore.
	African Americans -- Folklore.
	Folklore -- United States.
Added Author	Dillon, Leo, 1933-2012, illustrator.
	Dillon, Diane, 1933- illustrator.
ISBN	0375824057