Bibliograph

The year we learned to fly, Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by Rafael López

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The year we learned to fly, Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by Rafael López

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 5-8, Nancy Paulsen Books

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The year we learned to fly

Oclc number

1255520803

Responsibility statement

Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by Rafael López

Summary

On a dreary, stuck-inside kind of day, a brother and sister heed their grandmother?s advice: “Use those beautiful and brilliant minds of yours. Lift your arms, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and believe in a thing. Somebody somewhere at some point was just as bored you are now.” And before they know it, their imaginations lift them up and out of their boredom. Then, on a day full of quarrels, it?s time for a trip outside their minds again, and they are able to leave their anger behind. This precious skill, their grandmother tells them, harkens back to the days long before they were born, when their ancestors showed the world the strength and resilience of their beautiful and brilliant minds. Jacqueline Woodson?s lyrical text and Rafael Lopez?s dazzling art celebrate the extraordinary ability to lift ourselves up and imagine a better world

Target audience

preschool

Classification

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