Book Detail

Flight

Publication Information
Author:  Burleigh, Robert Illustrator:  Wimmer, Mike
Title:  Flight Date:  1991
Publisher:  Philomel Books City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  0-399-22272-3 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Lindbergh's daring flight over the Atlantic in 1927. It opens with a brief historical note by author Jean Fritz.

Teaching Ideas:
This book fits well in a unit with View from the Air (by Lindbergh's daughter), Provensen's Glorious Flight, Moser's Fly!, Jefferis' Flight (a Timelines book), and Freedman's The Wright Brothers. Some teachers may choose to use the book in a science or math and geography unit, while others may focus on biography and U.S. history. Teachers may want to ask students how the author so adeptly manages to create suspense when we know the outcome. Students may want to follow this reading by researching later events in Lindbergh's life or by reading newspaper or magazine accounts of Lindbergh's flight. www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lindbergh

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > determination/perseverance
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > taking risks
bullet History > time period > 20th Century
bullet History > region > U.S. history
bullet Transportation > flight > airplanes
bullet Transportation > flight > aviation
bullet Transportation > flight > aviators > Lindbergh, Charles
bullet Heroes and Heroines > well-known heroes


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