The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909 (Picture Puffin Books)

Provensen, Alice; Provensen, Martin

ISBN 10: 0140507299 / ISBN 13: 9780140507294

Published by Puffin Books, 1987

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909 (Picture Puffin Books)
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140507299
• ISBN 13: 9780140507294
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

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

About the Author

Alice Provensen and Martin Provensen were an American couple who illustrated more than 40 children's books together, 19 of which they also wrote and edited. They won the Caldecott Medal for The Glorious Flight.