Winner of the Caldecott Medal, this stunningly illustrated book depicts Louis Bleriot's historic first cross-Channel flight.--from the publisher
“Factually accurate, yes-but also a witty pictorial reincarnation of Bleriot’s first experience of an airship”--Kirkus Reviews
"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 testure and tone to this marriage. This is vintage Provensen" – School Library Journal
40 pages 978-0670342594 Ages 5-9
Keywords: flying, pilot, biography, history, Caldecott Medal, 20th century, new experiences, France, planes and aviation, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, 9 year old, nonfiction
