The Glorious Flight

Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909

Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen

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English

Puffin
01 August 1987

Educational: Technology

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

By: Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 206mm, Width: 255mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 149g
ISBN: 9780140507294
ISBN 10: 0140507299
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 01 August 1987
Recommended Age: From 5 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , General/trade , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , English as a second language , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

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

""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