Wilbur Wright Meets Lady Liberty

Wilbur Wright Meets Lady Liberty
Robert Burleigh, Wendell Minor
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Hardback
h254 x 254mm - 40pg
16 Mar 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781627793681
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In Robert Burleigh' s nonfiction picture book Wilbur Wright Meets Lady Liberty, illustrated by Wendell Minor, two American icons meet during Wilbur Wright' s dramatic flight circling the Statue of Liberty. On September 29th, 1909, Wilbur Wright performed his first public flight for a crowd of disbelievers in the New York Harbor, home to the Statue of Liberty. With courage and caution, he put his airplane to the test and flew around the iconic landmark while the crowd observed, breathless. This minute-by-minute account of Wright' s voyage over New York City captures the weight and the wonder of human achievement. When Wilbur Wright met Lady Liberty, he propelled his dream into the imaginations of many, securing the future of aviation. Christy Ottaviano Books
Though enthusiastic commentary flanks the moment-by-moment account, the description of Wilbur' s skilled, unruffled performance creates an understated tone. Realistic gouache watercolors offer varying perspectives that give scale to both statue and plane. Bookending the story is a second one about a boy who was inspired on that day; intermittent spreads depict sepia-toned portraits of Juan Trippe--who would later found Pan American Airways--alongside imagined spectator comments. --Publishers WeeklyOn Sept. 29, 1909, Wilbur Wright, co-inventor of the airplane, piloted his Wright Flyer around the Statue of Liberty for six and a half minutes. Awestruck spectators, most of whom had never witnessed a flight, included journalists, photographers, and 10-year-old Juan Trippe and his parents. Children read/hear the voices of Juan and his parents (set in italicized type), making their presence immediate. This punctuates the dramatic third-person narration, expressed in a terse present tense that adds suspense. Minor' s splendid illustrations offer numerous grand perspectives and are rendered in lush watercolors, providing appropriate airiness and lending nostalgia; the scenes depicting Juan and his parents are sepia toned. This high-flying book will send readers' imaginations soaring. --Kirkus Reviews
Robert Burleigh has written many acclaimed children' s picture books, including several illustrated by Wendell Minor: Tiny Bird: A Hummingbird' s Amazing Journey, Edward Hopper Paints His World, Abraham Lincoln Comes Home and If You Spent a Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond. The recipient of the Prairie State Award, naming him Illinois Children' s Book Author of the Year, Bob lives in Chicago and Grand Haven, Michigan. robertburleigh. comWendell Minor is the illustrator of many award-winning picture books for children, including those noted with Robert Burleigh as well as Wild Orca by Brenda Peterson and the New York Times-bestselling Reaching for the Moon by Buzz Aldrin. He lives in Washington, Connecticut. minorart. com
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781627793681
Published: 16 Mar 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Henry Holt & Company Inc
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Inc
Format: Hardback
Height: 254mm
Width: 254mm
Pages: 40

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