African Americans from Slavery Onwards Hamilton's award-winning companion volume to The People Could Fly includes stunning illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon and is a most important, most compelling book--a must for every freedom lover's bookshelf. Full description
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Virginia Hamilton, storyteller, lecturer, and biographer, was born and raised in Yellow Springs, OH, which is said to be a station on the Underground Railroad. Her grandfather settled in the village after escaping slavery in Virginia. She was educated at Antioch College and Ohio State University and did further study in literature and the novel at the New School for Social Research. Virginia was the first African American woman to win the Newbery Award, for M.C. Higgins the Great. Since then, she has won three Newbery Honors and three Coretta Scott King Awards. In 1992, Virginia was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, which is presented every two years by the International Board on Books for Young People, in recognition of her entire body of work. Virginia writes first for the pleasure of using words and language to evoke characters and their world, and in historical accounts such as Anthony Burns, the lives of real people. Secondly, Hamilton writes to entertain, to inspire in people the desire to read on and on good books made especially for them.
Leo and Diane Dillon have twice won the Caldecott Medal
Unavailable for several years, Virginia Hamilton’s award-winning companion to The People Could Fly traces the history of slavery in America in the voices and stories of those who lived it. Leo and Diane Dillon’s brilliant black-and-white illustrations echo the stories’ subtlety and power, making this book as stunning to look at as it is to read.
“There is probably no better way to convey the meaning of the institution of slavery as it existed in the United States to young readers than by using, as a text to share and discuss, Many Thousand Gone.”
— The New York Times Book Review
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Vendeur : SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Acceptable. Dillon, Leo; Dillon Ph.D., Diane (illustrateur). Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. N° de réf. du vendeur 00064455078
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Vendeur : SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Dillon, Leo; Dillon Ph.D., Diane (illustrateur). Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. N° de réf. du vendeur 00067823259
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Vendeur : ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, Etats-Unis
Etat : good. Dillon, Leo; Dillon Ph.D., Diane (illustrateur). Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. N° de réf. du vendeur ZWM.3SMM
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Vendeur : -OnTimeBooks-, Phoenix, AZ, Etats-Unis
Etat : acceptable. Dillon, Leo; Dillon Ph.D., Diane (illustrateur). Book may contain some writing, highlighting, and or cover damage. Shipped fast and reliably!. N° de réf. du vendeur OTV.0679879366.A
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Vendeur : More Than Words, Waltham, MA, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Dillon, Leo; Dillon Ph.D., Diane (illustrateur). . . All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Before placing your order for please contact us for confirmation on the book's binding. Check out our other listings to add to your order for discounted shipping. N° de réf. du vendeur BOS-N-10h-01309
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Vendeur : Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. Dillon, Leo; Dillon Ph.D., Diane (illustrateur). Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. N° de réf. du vendeur O09P-00626
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Dillon, Leo; Dillon Ph.D., Diane (illustrateur). Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9. N° de réf. du vendeur G0679879366I5N00
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Dillon, Leo; Dillon Ph.D., Diane (illustrateur). Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.25. N° de réf. du vendeur G0679879366I3N10
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Dillon, Leo; Dillon Ph.D., Diane (illustrateur). Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9. N° de réf. du vendeur G0679879366I5N00
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Dillon, Leo; Dillon Ph.D., Diane (illustrateur). Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9. N° de réf. du vendeur G0679879366I5N00
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