Me and My Flying Machine
by Marianna Mayer (Author), Mercer Mayer
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A boy visualizes all the incredible things his flying machine will be able to do when he finishes building it in the barn.Tags
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cateringforcuriosity Both stories are about boys who creatively construct things with what's on hand.
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Ugh! Another book about a boy spending the whole book imagining and daydreaming immediately after the awful The Wonderful Tree House by Harold Longman and Harry Devlin. At least this one has some nice art by Mercer Mayer.
But it does have a dated reference to the indigenous people of the northern climes.
Anyhow, at least this one ends on a little twist, and I amused myself greatly while reading it aloud to my wife by ad libbing an inappropriate interjection before the final sentence:And then before I could pull it out of the barn . . . my flying machine fell apart. Fuck it! Tomorrow I'll build a rowboat.
But it does have a dated reference to the indigenous people of the northern climes.
Anyhow, at least this one ends on a little twist, and I amused myself greatly while reading it aloud to my wife by ad libbing an inappropriate interjection before the final sentence:
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Marianna Mayer published her first book, Beauty and the Beast, at the age of nineteen. After college, she studied painting at the Art Students League in New York City. She eventually transitioned to writing. Her works include The Unicorn Alphabet, Marcel the Pastry Chef, Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave, and The Adventures of Tom Thumb. (Bowker show more Author Biography) show less
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Mercer Mayer was born December 30, 1943 in Little Rock Arkansas. While attending school at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Mayer decided to enter the field of children's book illustration. He created a portfolio of sketches and peddled them wherever he could. He moved to New York City in 1964, pursuing further instruction at the Art Students League of show more New York, where he met an artist named Marianna who became his first wife. He soon created a new portfolio and with these new sketches persuaded editors at Dial Press and Harper & Row to give him some illustration work. Mayer published his first book, A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog, at Dial Press in 1967. It was notable for being a completely wordless picture book one that tells its story entirely with pictures. Mayer was one of the first illustrators to be credited for using this format. Five more books in this series were to follow. Mayer joined Golden Publishing, creators of Little Golden Books, in 1976. Through them he has sold his "Little Critter" and "Little Monster" series, which are popular with beginning readers. His title Just Me and My Dad made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. In 2015, his title Little Critter: Just a Little Love, also made the list. His holiday book, Merry Christmas Mom and Dad, is also a bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1971
- Dedication
- To Peg and Dad
- First words
- Last summer I discovered an old barn.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Tomorrow I'll build a rowboat.
- Original language
- English
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- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.63)
- Languages
- English
- Media
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- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
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