The People Could Fly
  • Published:
    Feb-1993
  • Formats:
    Print / eBook / Audio
  • Main Genre:
    Fantasy
  • Pages:
    192
  • Age Level:
    08 & up
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“THE PEOPLE COULD FLY,” the title story in Virginia Hamilton's prize-winning American Black folktale collection, is a fantasy tale of the slaves who possessed the ancient magic words that enabled them to literally fly away to freedom. 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.

Leo and Diane Dillon have created powerful new illustrations in full color for every page of this picture book presentation of Virginia Hamilton's most beloved tale. The author's original historical note as well as her previously unpublished notes are included.

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
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EDITIONS
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    • Jan-1993
    • Knopf
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0679843361
    • ISBN13: 9780679843368
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    • Jan-2015
    • Dragonfly Books
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 055350780X
    • ISBN13: 9780553507805
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    • Oct-1985
    • Random House
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0394969251
    • ISBN13: 9780394969251
    • Library Binding
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    • Jan-1993
    • Turtleback Books
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0833593455
    • ISBN13: 9780833593450
    • Library Binding
    •  
    • Jan-1993
    • Perfection Learning
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0780725964
    • ISBN13: 9780780725966
    • Library Binding
    •  
    • Oct-2000
    • Random House
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0375804714
    • ISBN13: 9780375804717
    •  
    • Nov-2004
    • Knopf
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0375824057
    • ISBN13: 9780375824050
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    • Jan-2005
    • Audio Bookshelf
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0974171174
    • ISBN13: 9780974171173
    •  
    • Jan-2015
    • Random House
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 0553507818
    • ISBN13: 9780553507812
    •  
    • Sep-1988
    • Random House
    • Audio Cassette
    • ISBN: 0394893018
    • ISBN13: 9780394893013
    •  
    • Jan-2005
    • Blackstone Audio, Inc.
    • Audible
    •  
    • Jan-2005
    • AudioGO
    • audible.com (abridged)
    •  
    • Aug-2008
    • Findaway World
    • Playaway
    • ISBN: 160514911X
    • ISBN13: 9781605149110
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    • Apr-2010
    • Blackstone Publishing
    • Audio CD
    • ISBN: 0974171182
    • ISBN13: 9780974171180



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