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The Resource The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
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The item The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York.This item is available to borrow from 27 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York.
This item is available to borrow from 27 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The people could fly : the picture book
- Title
- The people could fly
- Title remainder
- the picture book
- Statement of responsibility
- Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Award
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- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2005
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2004
- New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books: 2004
- New York Times Notable Children's Book, 2004
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 130392
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1934-2002
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hamilton, Virginia
- Dewey number
- 398.2/089/96073
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Interest level
- MG
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 2
- 6
- Reading level
- 2.9
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Dillon, Leo
- Dillon, Diane
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Slavery
- African Americans
- Folklore
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 31 cm
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780375824050
- Lccn
- 2003025579
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- Label
- The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 31 cm
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780375824050
- Lccn
- 2003025579
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
Subject
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Folklore
- trueEnslaved people
- Folklore -- United States
- trueFreedom
- trueMagic
- truePrejudice
- trueRacism
- trueSlaveholders
- trueSlavery
- Slavery -- Folklore
Genre
Included in
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Children's Books: 2004
- trueNew York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books: 1985
- trueNew York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books: 2004
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Middle Readers Category: 2005
- trueALA Notable Children's Books: 1986
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Middle Readers Category: 2004
- trueCoretta Scott King Award (Authors)
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Awards
Awards of The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2005
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2004
- Award
- New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books: 2004
- Award
- New York Times Notable Children's Book, 2004
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Rogers Memorial LibraryBorrow it91 Coopers Farm Road, Southampton, NY, 11968, US40.886297 -72.393263
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South Huntington Public LibraryBorrow it145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station, NY, 11746, US40.822565 -73.391343
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West Babylon Public LibraryBorrow it211 Route 109, West Babylon, NY, 11704, US40.709044 -73.354079
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