It is also 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 as they told and retold this tale. The People Could Fly: The Picture Book Virginia Hamilton (Author) Leo Dillon (Illustrator) & 1 more FORMAT Paperback 7.99 7.43 Available add to cart add to wishlist Description Virginia Hamiltons Coretta Scott King Honor book is the breathtaking fantasy tale of slaves who possessed ancient magic that enabled them to fly away to freedom. (Illustrator) 236 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 16. The title story in Virginia Hamilton’s prize-winning American Black folktale collection, is a fantasy tale of the slaves who possessed the ancient magic words that enabled them to literally fly away to freedom. 'THE PEOPLE COULD FLY,' the title story in Virginia Hamilton's prize-winning American Black folktale collection, is a fantasy tale of the slaves who possessed the ancient magic words that enabled. The People Could Fly: The Picture Book Paperback Picture Book, Januby Virginia Hamilton (Author), Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon Ph.D.

Here are the spirited trickster tales where the wily Bruh Rabbit outwits larger and stronger animals robust tall tales filled with riddles and laughter spine-chilling ghost and devil tales and finally the moving tales of freedom, including true slave narratives as well as fantasy escapes exemplified by the hauntingly beautiful title story, “The People Could Fly.” VIRGINIA HAMILTON, the first black person to win a Newbery Medal and the first childrens book author to be awarded a MacArthur genius grant, won the Coretta Scott King Award for The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales.

In this treasury, we hear the voice of Virginia Hamilton – a voice that echoes the slaves and fugitives from her own American black ancestry as she tells the stories that keep the culture alive.

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