Picture Puffin Books The Glorious Flight, (Paperback)

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

The muted colors make this look like dead history, detracting from the drama of the story. The family gets names, but not even the hero himself has a personality. There is no guide to pronunciation...

from amandacb

The Provensens tells the story of Louis, a boy (and then a man) who stated he was going to build a flying machine, and then set out to do it. He faced some challenges and disappointments, but ultim...

from missrader

Documents the story of Louis Bleriot and his quest for flight concluding in his flight across the English Channel.

from BrookeMattingly

Summary: "The Glorious Flight Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot," is a 1984 Caldecott Medal winner. It is a historical fiction book about Louis Bleriot, who in 1901 flew across the English Chan...

from scote23

Caldecott Medal, 1984Pictures were better than the others that I've read recently. I found the story hard to read, but that could be because I was reading it in a noisy room and was finding it diff...