The Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded annually by the American Library Association as part of the Coretta Scott King Awards.

Picture Book and the remarkable power of those who escaped the horrible conditions of slavery. (Illustrator) 251 ratings Hardcover 5.78 16 Used from 1.90 1 New from 99.00 Paperback 7.99 33 Used from 1.99 25 New from 6. OBJECTIVE: Introduce students to The People Could Fly: The. She received a National Book Award, a Newbury Medal, and MacArthur Fellowship, the first author of children’s books to do so. The People Could Fly Picture Book and CD Hardcover Septemby Virginia Hamilton (Author), Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon Ph.D. Hamilton wrote dozens of books for children and young adults. A School Library Journal Best Books of the. Way above the plantation, way over the slavery land. Awards for The People Could Fly collection: A Coretta Scott King Award. Suffering as slaves on a plantation, the people are reminded of their ability to fly and so fly away: “They went so high. They were unable to take their wings with them on the slave ships to America. : The People Could Fly: The Picture Book (9780375824050) by Hamilton, Virginia and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. The People Could Fly tells the story of how some people in Africa knew magic and were able to fly with black wings. The People Could Fly: The Picture Book(2004) illustrates the title story from Virginia Hamilton’s collection The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales (1985).

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