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Title: The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel With Louis Bleriot, July 25, 1909 by Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen ISBN: 0-14-050729-9 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: August, 1987 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The story of the first man to fly across the English Channel
Comment: Of course there were important aviation pioneers in between the Wright Brothers and Charles Lindbergh, and "The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel With Louise Bleriot, July 25, 1909" tells about one of the more important ones. In 1901 Louis Bleriot had made a fortune off of his invention of an automobile searchlight. Out for a drive with his family he sees a great white airship over the city of Cambrai. From that day forward, Louis Bleriot had but one wish: to build a flying machine. This charming book by Alice and Martin Provensen follows this quest from the development of the "Bleriot I" (too small for anyone to sit in) to the "Bleriot II" glider until finally with the "Bleriot VII" Louis had an aeroplane that could really fly. Then the only thing left to do was to prove what an aeroplane can really do and win the prize for being the first man to fly across the England Channel.
The story being told is simple and straightforward, but it is the artwork that young readers will find so captivating because it conveys the sense of time and place so well. However, it would have been nice to see what some of these planes looked like before Louis cracked them up. Still, this is the simple lesson of perseverance and the courage of your convictions told in simple words and with memorable illustrations. It is also good that young readers learn that there were actually famous aviation pioneers who did not live in the United States.
Remember: It is only seven years until the 100th anniversary of Bleriot's flight. Bet you sometime rebuilds the "Bleriot XI" and tries to duplicate his feat.
Rating: 4
Summary: And the world started getting smaller!
Comment: This children's book is an account of the famous French aviation pioneer, Louis Bleriot (1872-1936) who was the first person to fly across the English Channel (on July 25, 1909). The book won the 1984 Caldecott Medal for best illustrations in a book for children. IT is an excellent book for use in a discussion of history, particularly the history of aviation.
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Title: How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by MARJORIE PRICEMAN ISBN: 0679880836 Publisher: Random House Children's Books Pub. Date: 09 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Papa Piccolo by Carol Talley, Itoko Maeno ISBN: 1559420286 Publisher: Marsh Media Pub. Date: August, 1992 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: A Pair of Red Clogs by Masako Matsuno, Kazue Mizumura ISBN: 1930900201 Publisher: Purple House Press Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Rag Coat by Lauren A Mills ISBN: 0316574074 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 03 September, 1991 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Storm in the Night by Mary Stolz, Pat Cummings ISBN: 0064432564 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 30 September, 1990 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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