Flight
Paperback – Picture Book, January 27, 1997
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · January 27, 1997
Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Nonfiction and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year.
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- Who it’s for
- A close, suspenseful ride through Lindbergh’s solo Atlantic crossing, guided by compasses and stars.
- Themes
- Aviation history, Courage and endurance, Loneliness and danger
- Genres
- Aviation, Historical Biographies for Kids, 20th Century U.S.
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Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Nonfiction and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. Flight. Loneliness. Fear. Danger. Courage. Charles Lindbergh considered all these things and more when he set out for Paris on the morning of May 20, 1927, with only two compasses and the stars for his guides.
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Experience all the drama of Lindbergh's history-making flight with startling intimacy as you travel along with the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic, and follow the courage and endurance of one man who dared to make his dream come true. "(A) glorious re-creation of an epic adventure."--Publishers Weekly "Brings new life to one of the stories of the century."--Kirkus Reviews
Alone Over Water
A close, suspenseful ride through Lindbergh’s solo Atlantic crossing, guided by compasses and stars.
Come here for
- Aviation history told from inside a landmark solo flight
- The pull of courage, endurance, and real peril
Expect
- An intimate journey shaped by loneliness, fear, and danger
- Navigation by two compasses and the stars
Where it sits
| Aviation | 54% |
|---|---|
| Historical Biographies for Kids | 53% |
| 20th Century U.S. | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Science & Tech Biographies for Kids
- History
- Aviation
- Authors
- Robert Burleigh
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- January 27, 1997
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Aviation history · Courage and endurance · Loneliness and danger
- Reading lane
- Science & Tech Biographies for Kids