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

A great example of dedication to a dream and perseverance. Try, try, again, design and redesign. A good choice for the aspiring inventor in your life.

I like the fact the story is told through the eyes of his son. That brought an unexpected interest to the narrative. The illustrative and the text fit well, ,somehow harking back to the early 1900s. It still doesn't quite capture my interest, but I see its appeal.

This is a lovely little story about a man you yearned to fly. Through trial and error, he built model after model until he finally flew. After bumps and bruises he managed to fly from France to England in 37 minutes! I think this book was really well written, and I would love to add this to my personal library. The illustrations were amazing! I loved that the artist used watercolors and one point perspectives. I would definitely recommend this to teachers!

This picture book tells the story of the first flight across the English channel, completed by Louis Bleriot in 1909. The charming illustrations do the bulk of the storytelling, as the language in the book is very, very simple, almost poetic. Kids will love the beautiful pictures, which look like primitive American art and French Impressionism combined.

Louis Bleriot is a very inspiring figure, as he spent a decade building flying machine after flying machine. It wasn't until he got to the Bleriot XI that he created a successful flying machine, so his story teaches readers the importance of perseverance and dedication to one's dreams.

This book also contains a very short explanation at the end of the story about Bleriot's significance, show more that his flight across the English Channel "demonstrated to the world that barriers of land and sea no longer existed for the airplane." This would be a wonderful companion piece to a book about the Wright Brothers. I for one had never heard of Bleriot until reading this book.

For ages 7-9. show less

In my personal opinion, the art style and palette made the history seem distant, irrelevant, uninteresting. This would do nothing for young me, to encourage me to read more nonfiction. Or to inspire me to be any sort of pioneer. His poor family, too, always knowing his next crash could be fatal. The plus is the lesson about persistence.

The Provensens tells the story of Louis, a boy (and then a man) who stated he was going to build a flying machine, and then set out to do it. He faced some challenges and disappointments, but ultimately prevails after flying over the Channel. The story is told is short, simple sentences, and accompanied with colorful illustrations. Children will love the tale of a child who overcomes obstacles to achieve a great accomplishment.

This book details Louis Blériot's journey of creating his own airplane. The story is humorous and contains beautiful illustrations depicting his aviation progress. I like this book because it gives children insight to a lesser known aviation pioneer. This would be a great book to use for a biography day.