The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot, July 25, 1909 | TheBookSeekers

The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot, July 25, 1909


Picture Puffin

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No. of pages 39

Published: 1987

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Great for age 3-11 years

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This book . . . recounts the persistence of a Frenchman, Louis, to build a flying machine to cross the English Channel. . . . The text is succinct, caption-like in its directness and brevity. . . . The paintings . . . add the necessary texture and tone to this marriage. This is vintage Provensen.--School Library Journal. Caldecott Medal.

 

This book was recognised by the Caldecott Award. The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

This book is part of a book series called Picture Puffin .

There are 39 pages in this book. This book was published 1987 by Puffin Books .

Alice Provensen and her husband, Martin, won the Caldecott Medal for The Glorious Flight. She currently lives in San Clemente, California.

This book is in the following series:

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Picture Puffin

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Caldecott Award
This book was recognised by the Caldecott Medal. The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

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