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TextDescription: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 32 cmISBN: - 0517580306
- 9780517580301
- 0517580314
- 9780517580318
- 0517599619
- 9780517599617
- 0517885441
- 9780517885444
- 1900-1999
- African American girls -- Juvenile fiction
- African American families -- Juvenile fiction
- Flight -- Juvenile fiction
- Wishes -- Juvenile fiction
- Intergenerational relations -- Juvenile fiction
- Desire -- Juvenile fiction
- Liberty -- Juvenile fiction
- Dreams -- Juvenile fiction
- Imagination -- Juvenile fiction
- Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction
- Home -- Juvenile fiction
- City and town life -- Juvenile fiction
- African American folk art -- Juvenile fiction
- Artists -- United States
- Children's stories
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- [E] 20
- PZ7.R4726 Tar 1991
- PS3568.I572 T37 1991
- Coretta Scott King Award, Honor, illustrator, 1992.
- Caldecott Honor Book, 1992.
- Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Book Award, 1993.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Chamberlin Free Public Library | Picture Book | E RIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | PZ7.R4726 | Available | 34517000160625 |
Art techniques used: Vibrant paintings in the native style of african american folk art. Includes swatches of fabric pointing to the quilt story it's based on.
A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt story of the same name.
Coretta Scott King Award, Honor, illustrator, 1992.
Caldecott Honor Book, 1992.
Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Book Award, 1993.
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