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.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Dragonfly Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, 2004.
Call Numbers
CL/0449
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Dragonfly Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, 2004.
Edition
First Dragonfly books edition.
Date Published
2004.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Resplendent, powerful paintings by these two-time Caldecott-winning artists bring new life to the title story from the late Hamilton's 1985 collection, The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales . Making dramatic use of shadow and light, Leo and Diane Dillon (whose half-tone illustrations also graced the original volume) ably convey the tale's...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The people could fly : the picture book / Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, New York, in 1985, and subsequently published in different form by Alfred A. Knopf in 2004"--Title page verso.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2004
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
CL/0449
Record Identifier
74VKVeROQj0X
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVeROQj0X
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780553507805
DDC
398.20896073
813.54
MMS ID
991024253898502626
