Lindbergh
The Tale of a Flying Mouse
NorthSouth Books · Print & ebook · May 1, 2014
One small step for a mouse; one giant leap for aviation.
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- Who it’s for
- A daring mouse’s bid to fly brings aviation adventure and picture-book imagination together.
- Themes
- Aviation and flight, Courage in the face of danger, Mice fleeing a threat
- Genres
- Small Pets, Planes & Flying, 20th-Century U.S.
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One small step for a mouse; one giant leap for aviation. These are dark times . . . for a small mouse. A new invention—the mechanical mousetrap—has caused all the mice but one to flee to America, the land of the free. But with cats guarding the steamships, trans-Atlantic crossings are no longer safe. In the bleakest of places . . . the one remaining mouse has a brilliant idea. He must learn to fly!
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Debut illustrator Torben Kuhlmann’s inventive tale and stunning illustrations will capture the imagination of readers—young and old—with the death-defying feats of this courageous young mouse.
Small Wings, Big Nerve
A daring mouse’s bid to fly brings aviation adventure and picture-book imagination together.
Come here for
- A resourceful mouse facing a very large obstacle
- The inventive charm of an animal adventure about flight
Expect
- Danger from cats and death-defying feats
- Illustrations meant to catch young and older readers alike
Where it sits
| Planes & Flying | 90% |
|---|---|
| Small Pets | 90% |
| 20th-Century U.S. | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Small Pets
- 20th-Century U.S.
- Planes & Flying
- Authors
- Torben Kuhlmann
- Publisher
- NorthSouth Books
- Published
- May 1, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Aviation and flight · Courage in the face of danger · Mice fleeing a threat
- Reading lane
- Small Pets