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The Glorious Flight

The Glorious Flight Across the Channel With Louis Blériot, July 25, 1909

Paperback (01 Aug 1987)

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Publisher's 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 Publisher

Puffin Books

Puffin is the UK's leading publisher of children's books and one of its best-loved brands. The publishing programme spans novelty books for the very young and picture books through to teenage fiction, and poetry and non-fiction through to film and TV tie-ins. Puffin publishes an award-winning range of bestselling authors including Janet & Allan Ahlberg, Eric Carle, Eoin Colfer, Roald Dahl, Anne Fine, Dick King-Smith and Melvin Burgess.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140507294
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Imprint: Puffin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 629.130924
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Number of pages: 39
Weight: 152g
Height: 254mm
Width: 206mm
Spine width: 4mm