The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909
Publishing Details
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909
By (Author) Alice Provensen
By (author) Martin Provensen
Penguin Putnam Inc
Puffin
1st August 1987
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
B
Winner of Caldecott Medal Winner.
Physical Properties
40
Width 252mm, Height 207mm, Spine 3mm
153g
Description
Winner of the Caldecott Medal, this stunningly illustrated book depicts Louis Bleriot's historic first cross-Channel flight. "Factually accurate, yes-but also a witty pictorial reincarnation of Bleriot's first experience of an airship"--Kirkus Reviews
Reviews
"Factually accurate, yes-but also a witty pictorial reincarnation of Bleriot's first experience of an airship . . . There's dash, style, and economy here in both text and pictures."--Kirkus Reviews
"Fact is turned into magic."--The New York Times Book Review
"This book...recounts the persistence of a Frenchman, Louis Bleriot, 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
Author Bio
Alice ProvensenandMartin Provensenwere anAmericancouple who illustrated more than 40children's bookstogether, 19 of which they also wrote and edited. Theywon the Caldecott Medal for The Glorious Flight.
