It is educational and illustrates the concept of freedom and hope. I recommend the story to anyone 10 and older. The people could fly: American Black folktales 1985, Knopf, Distributed by Random House in English - 1st ed. Knopf, Distributed by Random House in English. This is a book that would make a great gift. The people could fly: the picture book 2004, Alfred A. I also liked how Toby’s character never lost his magic, and helped spread it to everyone else to save them. Africans started with freedom and magic, and slavery took that away from them, but once they were able to escape, they were also able to grow their wings back and fly away. I personally like this story about freedom a lot! It is well written and illustrated, and I really like the analogy of wings representing freedom. When people were fainting in the field from heat exhaustion, Toby let them know the magic words and they all began to fly away. Toby whispered the magic words to her, lifting her off the ground and giving her wings again. Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon, Ph.D. Like the woman and baby who were beaten by her master because her work was not as good. Awards for The People Could Fly collection: A Coretta Scott King Award A Booklist Children’s Editors’ Choice A School Library Journal Best Books of the Year. Toby was a man who was still able to fly and he helped others. The people could fly American Black folktales 1st ed. Those who knew about the magic they once had kept it a secret. About The People Could Fly: The Picture Book 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 them to literally fly away to freedom. The Africans became miserable and weren’t able to use their wings anymore. Once, long ago, Africans had wings to fly on. Diverse Easy Reader | Illustrated Chapter.
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