The Glorious Flight
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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
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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.
Alice and Martin Provensen have been honored by the Art Books for Children Citation of the Brooklyn Museum, by the Gold Medal for illustration of the Society of Illustrators, by exhibitions at the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and by being included on the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year list on nine occasions.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780140507294
- Publication Date
- August 28, 1987
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1983
- Page Count
- 40
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 86025473
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 44399690
- Lexile® Level
- 630L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 2.6
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 21232
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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