The Glorious Flight
Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909

Name: The Glorious Flight
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Author: Alice Provensen
ISBN: 9780525594611

Author: Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen

Narrator: Stuart Blinder

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 07/10/2018

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Technology, Inventions, Biographical, Transportation, Aviation

Synopsis

Winner of the Caldecott Medal, this stunning audiobook depicts Louis Bleriot's historic first cross-Channel flight.

About The Author

Alice Provensen and her husband, Martin, won the Caldecott Medal for The Glorious Flight. She currently lives in San Clemente, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on March 04, 2019

The Wright Bros had flown in a plane and other people around the world were into the airplane craze. Louis Bleriot was one such person. He was obsessed with them. Eventually, he was the first to fly across the English Channel successfully. I do like the story, but I don’t think it’s really Caldecott......more

Goodreads review by midnightfaerie on December 03, 2013

A great educational book for your children of all ages. My 6 yr old loved it as well as my 3 yr old twins. Lots of good information with beautiful pictures that will help keep children engaged. Good additional lesson to a history lesson on the Wright brothers. A great addition to any children's libr......more

Goodreads review by Luisa on November 11, 2022

It's always great to read a fun story and learn something historical too! Discover who the Wright Brother's contemporary was: Louis Bleriot. I checked the facts and from what I can tell, the story is presented pretty accurately. There is a difference of some thirty seconds of fly time and a four minu......more

Quotes

"Factually accurate, yes-but also a witty pictorial reincarnation of Bleriot's first experience of an airship . . . There's dash, style, and economy here in both text and pictures."--Kirkus Reviews

"Fact is turned into magic."--The New York Times Book Review

"This book...recounts the persistence of a Frenchman, Louis Bleriot, to build a flying machine to cross the English Channel.... The text is succinct, caption-like in its directness and brevity . . . The paintings...add the necessary texture and tone to this marriage. This is vintage Provensen"--School Library Journal

Awards

Caldecott Medal Winner