The People Could Fly

The Picture Book

By Hamilton, Virginia & Dillon, Leo & Dillon, Diane

Publishers 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.

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ISBN
978-0-37582-405-0
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf : 2004.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on December 1, 2004

Gr 2-6 Some Africans flew on shiny black wings before their capture into slavery, and though they shed their plumes when forced to board the crowded slave ships, those people with the flying magic still had their special power. Hamilton's version of this old tale of longing and hope was the title story of her 1985 collection (Knopf); it has been read, anthologized, and told so often as to seem truly timeless. The Dillons add much to savor in th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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