From Kirkus Reviews
Even the awkward style here (a choppy, breathless tone is exacerbated by the relentless use of fragments and single- sentence paragraphs) conveys the excitement of Lindbergh's historic flight at the age of 25, but Wimmer's double-spread paintings steal the show: from the first glimpse of the aircraft through an arch formed by the pilot's determined-looking legs, they capture the feel of the cabin, the beauty of sea and sky, the drama of the nighttime arrival--all in impressionistic paintings peopled with realistic portraits, most notably of the weary hero appealingly sprawled in sleep on the last page. A book that brings new life to one of the stories of the century. (Nonfiction/Picture book. 4-11) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Just think of bringing history to life for children this magnificently. Verbally and visually, Flight is a stunning book.
Card catalog description
Describes how Charles Lindbergh achieved the remarkable feat of flying nonstop and solo from New York to Paris in 1927.
Flight: The Journey of Charles Lindbergh ANNOTATION
Describes how Charles Lindbergh achieved the remarkable feat of flying nonstop and solo from New York to Paris in 1927.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Experience all the drama of Charles Lindbergh's history-making flight on May 20, 1927 as you travel along with the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic. Follow the courage and endurance of one man who dared to make his dream come true. Full color.
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature - Jan Lieberman
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh made the first non-stop fight from New York to Paris. Burleigh poetically describes that momentous event. 33 1/2 hours from start to finish and we are there flying with Lindy in "Space and time and deep, deep darkness... " While many of Wimmer's paintings fill the pages with the vastness of sea and sky, there is an early scene showing only the feet and legs of Lindbergh, a perspective that plants us firmly on the ground, making the airborne scenes even more dramatic. Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Nonfiction and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year.
Children's Literature - Beverly Kobrin
Mike Wimmer's dramatic paintings, the backdrop for Mr. Burleigh's terse text, make history come alive. You are there! Alongside Lindbergh on that misty May morning, lifting up, up, and across the Atlantic to land some thirty-two-plus hours later on French soil to the cheers of thousands. Lindbergh's exhaustion, as depicted on the last page, is palpable.
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