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Book

The people could fly : the picture book

Call Number

  • J 398.2 HAMI (OSH, WSQ)

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Publication Information

New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2004.

Physical Description

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.

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.

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