The People Could Fly: The Picture Book
by Virginia Hamilton
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HAMILTON, Virginia. The People Could Fly. The Picture Book. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. NY: Alfred A. Knopf [2004]. 4to, [32]pp. Color pictorial boards. Black patterned endpapers; color illustration on every page. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket. Signed by two-time Caldecott Medalists, Leo & Diane Dillon, and with a bookplate signed by Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton, laid in.
First edition. The breathtaking fantasy tale of slaves who possessed ancient magic that enabled them to 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. Leo and Diane Dillon's powerful illustrations accompany Hamilton's uplifting voice. The granddaughter of a fugitive slave, Hamilton's words sing out from the pages with soaring cadences that echo the story tellers of her childhood.
Synopsis
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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- 1049123
- Title
- The People Could Fly
- Author
- Virginia Hamilton
- Illustrator
- Leo and Diane Dillon
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 2004
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- 4to
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