The People Could Fly facts for kids
Author | Virginia Hamilton |
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Illustrator | Leo and Diane Dillon |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Children's literature, Slavery in the United States, Folklore |
Published | 1985 |
Publisher | Knopf |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 178 |
ISBN | 9780394869254 |
OCLC | 975841967 |
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales is a 1985 collection of twenty-four folktales retold by Virginia Hamilton and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. They encompass animal tales (including tricksters), fairy tales, supernatural tales,and tales of the enslaved Africans (including slave narratives).
Awards
The People Could Fly has received a number of awards including:
- 1985 Horn Book Fanfare Book
- 1985 New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books book
- 1986 Coretta Scott King Award author winner
- 1986 Coretta Scott King Award illustrator honor
- 1988 William Allen White Children's Book Award nominee
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