Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York
  • Services
    • Navigate
    • Linked Data
    • Dashboard
    • Tools / Extras
    • Stats
  • Share
    • Social
      • Mail
      • Twitter
      • Facebook
      • LinkedIn
    • Citation
    • Raw Data
  • Library.Link Network

The people could fly : the picture book
Resource Information
The work The people could fly : the picture book represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.

The Resource The people could fly : the picture book
Label
The people could fly : the picture book
Title remainder
the picture book
Statement of responsibility
Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
Creator
  • Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
  • trueHamilton, Virginia, 1936-2002
Contributor
  • trueDillon, Leo
  • trueDillon, Diane
Author
  • Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
Illustrator
  • trueDillon, Leo
  • trueDillon, Diane
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
  • trueFolklore
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
Tone
  • trueBleak
  • trueSad
Writing style
  • trueAttention-grabbing
Illustration
  • trueColorful
  • trueDetailed
Award
  • 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
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
  • 2
  • 6
Reading level
2.9
Study program name
Accelerated Reader
Target audience
juvenile

Context

Context of The people could fly : the picture book

Work of

No resources found
No enriched resources found
  • 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
  • The people could fly : the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

Embed

Settings

Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.livebrary.com/resource/SEIGhMg1WNU/" typeof="CreativeWork http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Work"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.livebrary.com/resource/SEIGhMg1WNU/">The people could fly : the picture book</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.livebrary.com/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.livebrary.com/">Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements

Preview

Cite Data - Experimental

Data Citation of the Work The people could fly : the picture book

Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.livebrary.com/resource/SEIGhMg1WNU/" typeof="CreativeWork http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Work"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.livebrary.com/resource/SEIGhMg1WNU/">The people could fly : the picture book</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.livebrary.com/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.livebrary.com/">Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Innovative Logo
Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York. Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.
Novelist Logo