PICTURE BOOKS
Bildner, Phil

The Hallelujah Flight

(3) K-3 Illustrated by John Holyfield. This story is based on the 1932 flight of James Banning and Thomas Allen, the first African Americans to fly across America. Bildner's tale touches on some of the highs and lows of the journey, including the kindness of people they meet along the way. Holyfield's richly hued and well-shaded acrylic paintings show Banning and Allen taking to the skies.

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