London : Walker Books, 1988. Reprinted Edition. Hardback. A fine cloth copy in a near fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 177 pages; Physical desc. : xii, 178 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. Subject: Folklore --Afro-Americans --United States --Tales --Juvenile literature --African American tales --American negro tales --Anthologies --For children.

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Virginia Hamilton, storyteller, lecturer, and biographer, was born and raised in Yellow Springs, OH, which is said to be a station on the Underground Railroad. Her grandfather settled in the village after escaping slavery in Virginia. She was educated at Antioch College and Ohio State University and did further study in literature and the novel at the New School for Social Research. Virginia was the first African American woman to win the Newbery Award, for M.C. Higgins the Great. Since then, she has won three Newbery Honors and three Coretta Scott King Awards. In 1992, Virginia was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, which is presented every two years by the International Board on Books for Young People, in recognition of her entire body of work. Virginia writes first for the pleasure of using words and language to evoke characters and their world, and in historical accounts such as Anthony Burns, the lives of real people. Secondly, Hamilton writes to entertain, to inspire in people the desire to read on and on good books made especially for them. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Bookseller: MW Books Ltd. (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 49847
Title: The People Could Fly
Author: Hamilton, Virginia (1936-2002)
Format/Binding: Hardback
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprinted Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0744505240
ISBN 13: 9780744505245
Publisher: London : Walker Books
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1988

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