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Night Flight

Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic
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“Hearts will be racing.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A work to inspire further learning.” —Booklist (starred review) “Vivid.” —The Horn Book A picture book biography of the first woman in flight—Amelia Earhart—by NCTE Orbis Pictus Award-winner Robert Burleigh. Award-winning author Robert Burleigh has captured Amelia Earhart's first solo flight across the Atlantic in 1932. She was only the second person to do this – and the first woman. Rich in detail, feeling and incident this is nonfiction with edge and action, a you-are-there experience made more dramatic and real by Wendell Minor's vivid paintings.

Author Biography:

Robert Burleigh is the award-winning author of many books for children, including The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn, illustrated by Barry Blitt; Night Flight, illustrated by Wendell Minor; Black Whiteness, illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop; and Sylvia’s Bookshop, illustrated by Katy Wu. His many other books include Hoops; Stealing Home; and Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep! He lives in Michigan. Wendell Minor has illustrated dozens of picture books, and his work has won countless awards and is in permanent collections of such institutions as the Museum of American Illustration and the Library of Congress. His cover illustrations have graced some of the most significant novels of our time by authors such as Toni Morrison, David McCullough, and James Michener. He lives in Washington, Connecticut. Visit him online at MinorArt.com.
Release date NZ
February 22nd, 2011
Audience
  • Children / Juvenile
Contributor
  • Illustrated by Wendell Minor
Illustrations
f-c (reflective)
Interest Age
From 4 to 8 years
Pages
40
Dimensions
254x254x10
ISBN-13
9781416967330
Product ID
10170628

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