Aviation
Since humans first observed the flight of birds and the passing of clouds in the atmosphere, there has been a fascination with the possibility of humans flying. Creative minds imagined a huge variety of human powered possibilities (Daedalus had his feathers) and those ideas grew into the reality of machines that could "fly." The field of aviation has engendered vast amounts of research and technological development - much of which applies to a wide range of uses aside from flight (bullet-proof glass originally designed for air craft has many uses such as shielding the paintings in the Louvre).
Even with the extensive advances in machine powered flight, humans still strive for HPF - Human Powered Flight. "The current record for human-powered flight distance is held by the Gossamer Albatross craft, which flew 22.5 miles across the English Channel. The Monarch B, a human-powered aircraft built at MIT, set the world speed record for human-powered flight -- approximately 22 mph -- at the Kremer World Speed Competition in 1984." From http://www-tech.mit.edu/V105/N58/daedal.58n.html. More interesting information about aviation can be found at: http://www.aviation-history.com/about.html.
In this collection of reviews you will find a selection of books covering a variety of people and events in the history of aviation.
Contributor: Sheilah Egan
Reviews
Air Combat
Ole Steen Hansen
Air Combat briefly touches on military dogfights, the battle over England, night fighters, a comparison of prop planes versus jets, the Cold War stand off, the Vietnam War, the Top Gun school, morphing planes, future fighters, the fascinating Robotfly, and the spotters' guide. The page design is heavy on images and consequently the text is made up of a group of short fact blurbs to introduce the subject matter. This will especially appeal to struggling readers. Air Combat is part of "The Story of Flight Series." Each book in the series is heavily illustrated with lots of labeled diagrams, cut-away illustrations, size comparison silhouettes, color photographs, black and white photographs and sketches, computer-generated art, and great impressionistic paintings. A team of illustrators contributed to each book. Many of the illustrations, especially some of the computer-generated art, are beautiful. Other illustrations seem tight and technically awkward. The back of the book contains a glossary and index. This series from Crabtree Publishing also includes the titles Amazing Flights - the Golden Age, Commercial Aviation, Flying for Fun, Helicopters, Military Aircraft of WWI, Military Aircraft of WWII, Modern Military Aircraft, Seaplanes and Naval Aviation, Space Flight, The Wright Brothers and Other Pioneers of Flight, and Weird and Wonderful Aircraft. 2004, Crabtree, $8.95. Ages 7 to 12. Reviewer: Sally J. K. Davies (Children's Literature).
ISBN: 0-7787-1206-0
ISBN: 0-7787-1222-2
Airplane
Harold Faber
The last part of the nineteenth century was truly a prolific age of invention. The telephone, electric lights, the phonograph, typewriters, the gas powered car, electric motors, the camera, the zipper and, of course, powered human flight were all invented during this time period. Topics covered in this "Great Inventions" series range from vaccines to gunpowder and weaponry. This book deals with aviation history. Chapters include the early days of human flight; the Wright brothers and their experiments in powered aviation; how World War I impacted the aviation community; the life of the "Lone Eagle," Charles A. Lindbergh; the development of commercial aviation; the great contribution of aviation in World War II; the jet age; the space age; and the future of aviation. In an attempt to cover the great wealth of aviation history, sky blue boxes of additional information are scattered throughout the book. Information about zeppelins, the internal combustion engine, women aviators, notable transatlantic flights, aviation stamps, the first flight attendants, the first pilot's license issued in the United States, the use of the atomic bomb, breaking the sound barrier, the fastest airplane, general aviation, and helicopters is touched upon in these blue boxes. The back matter contains a glossary, a time line of major aviation events, a list of pioneers in aviation and each one's significance, a bibliography, a list of web sites, and a lengthy index. This series includes the titles The Airplane, The Automobile, Clocks, The Cotton Gin, Electricity and the Lightbulb, Gunpowder and Weaponry, The Printing Press, The Steam Engine, The Telephone, and Vaccines. 2006, Marshall Cavendish/Benchmark, $37.07. Ages 10 to 14. Reviewer: Sally J. K. Davies (Children's Literature).
ISBN: 0-7614-1876-8
Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride: Based on a True Story
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Pictures by Brian Selznick
Climb aboard for a delightful spin with two unconventional ladies in Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride, which is based on a true story. The First Lady was enamored with flying; she had taken some lessons. When her friend Amelia Earhart was in DC on a tour, Eleanor invited her and her husband for dinner at the White House. Before dessert was served, Amelia suggested a plane ride to see the Capitol at night. The Secret Service agents were aghast, but the two determined women could not be stopped. What a ride it was! The pencil drawings are bursting with life in this energetic charming anecdote of two famous ladies. 1999, Scholastic, $16.95. Ages 5 to 9. Reviewer: Jan Lieberman (Children's Literature).
In 1933 Amelia Earhart was invited by Eleanor Roosevelt to dine at the White House. The famous aviator and the president's wife admired each other tremendously. They were birds of feather, both stretching boundaries for women. To cap off the evening, they went for a night flight over Washington. Ryan, who wrote the evocative Riding Freedom, captures the moment perfectly in prose, while Selznick's pictures soar. His graphite and colored pencil renderings take over the pages in dazzling panoramas of Washington and the sky by night. The end result is a spectacular book which illuminates a snippet of history. 1999, Scholastic, $16.95. Ages 5 to 10. Reviewer: Kathleen Karr (Children's Literature).
Best Books:
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K-Grade 6 13th Edition, 2002; National Council of Teachers of English; United States
The Best Children's Books of the Year, 2000; Bank Street College of Education; United States
Capitol Choices, 1999; The Capitol Choices Committee; United States
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001; H.W. Wilson; United States
The Children's Literature Choice List, 2000; Children's Literature; United States
Los Angeles' 100 Best Books, 1999; IRA Children's Literature and Reading SIG and the Los Angeles Unified School District; United States
Notable Books for Children, 2000; American Library Association-ALSC; United States
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2000; National Council for the Social Studies NCSS; United States
Publishers Weekly Book Review Stars, September 1999; Cahners; United States
Recommended Literature: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, 2002; California Department of Education; California
Teachers' Choices, 2000; International Reading Association; United States
Awards, Honors, Prizes:
ABC Children's Booksellers Choices Award Winner 2000 Non-Fiction United States
American Booksellers Book Sense Book of the Year (ABBY) Award Finalist 2000 Children United States
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Book Awards Winner 2000 United States
State and Provincial Reading Lists:
Arizona Young Readers' Award, 2001; Nominee; Intermediate; Arizona
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2000-2001; Nominee; Picture Books; Maryland
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, 2002; Nominee; Louisiana
Nevada Young Readers' Award, 2003; Nominee; Picture Book; Nevada
South Carolina Book Awards, 2001-2002; Nominee; Children's Book; South Carolina
Virginia Young Readers Program, 2000-2001; Nominee; Primary; Virginia
Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award, 2001; Nominee; Washington
Young Hoosier Book Award, 2001-2002; Nominee; Grades K-3; Indiana
ISBN: 0-590-96075-X
American Heroes: Amelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit
Lori Van Pelt
Amelia Earhart's story is endlessly fascinating. This volume from the "American Heroes" series is a competent, though abbreviated, retelling of her life and death (on an ambitious flight around the world in 1937). Earhart's early years are well-documented up to 1928, when she became an instant celebrity by flying as a passenger on the first successful transatlantic flight since Lindbergh's 1927 crossing. Her uncanny resemblance to Lindbergh and the tireless promotion of her career by George Putnam (whom she later married) assured Earhart an adoring public and acquaintance with movers and shakers in the aviation world. To her credit, she used her popularity to campaign for women's opportunities and to popularize air travel as a viable method of transportation. After crossing the Atlantic solo and setting a number of other records, she became obsessed with flying around the world near the equator in a two-engine Lockheed Electra. The author does a creditable job of describing dangers inherent in Earhart's itinerary and succinctly summarizes several theories about her disappearance in the Pacific. Like other Earhart biographers, Van Pelt sometimes repeats undocumented anecdotes such as ones about navigator Fred Noonan's supposed drunkenness. Many mysteries remain (some focused on difficult-to-understand technical problems with radio equipment); readers who want more details of Earhart's exceptional life and achievements, will need to read several other biographies and ponder often-contradictory reporting of her fatal flight. Photographs and a more generous format would have enhanced the small volume's appeal for teen readers. 2005, Forge, $19.95. Ages 12 to 18. Reviewer: Barbara L. Talcroft (Children's Literature).
ISBN: 0-7653-1061-9
Escape from Earth
Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd invites youngsters on an intriguing tour of the space age in Escape from Earth. Lavishly illustrated with historic photos, this tome explores the period roughly from the end of World War II to the present when humankind decided to push the boundaries of air travel. The pages pop with the faces and stories of those who broke the sound barrier (Chuck Yeager), safely braved the first Earth orbit (the Soviet canines Belka and Strelka), walked the moon (Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong). Through extensive chapters on living in and colonizing space, Ackroyd acquaints readers with some of the latest research, which may make life beyond Earth possible. Meanwhile, robotic probes bring us footage from Mars, our nearest planetary neighbor. 2003, DK Publishing, $19.99. Ages 8 up. Reviewer: Mary Quattlebaum (Children's Literature).
This first entry in the "Voyages Through Time" series allows Ackroyd to discuss in an encyclopedic manner a century of space travel beginning with early rockets, the mid-century arms race, Chuck Yeager's breaking the sound barrier, and the launching of the world's first satellite in 1957 by the Russians. Twelve chapters cover early and later space missions, and the politics of the times that influenced space experiments, travel, and timelines. Chapters examine in depth the fulfillment of President Kennedy's promise to land a man on the moon by 1968; the near-disastrous landing of Apollo 13 (the Challenger disaster in 1986 gets a double page account within a chapter on "Living in Space"); unmanned explorers such as Voyager 1 and 2; and two speculative chapters on "Colonizing Space" and "The Future in Space." Readers are brought full circle as Ackroyd begins the book with Jules Verne's quote that what "one may imagine, another may achieve." Photographs of space explorations, gear, and people are augmented by substantial picture captions. This is a fun book to browse. A minimal index is included (e.g., Christa McAuliffe is mentioned in the text, a name many readers will recognize, but she is not indexed). Included in the valuable and hefty reference section are a glossary, handy "Space Facts," a well-annotated timeline of "Space Exploration," an overview of six moon landings, and a photo section of "Spacecraft." This information-packed book has enough pizzazz and textual clout to satisfy the would-be middle school astronaut while interesting the high school browser and informing any report writer, as well. 2003, DK Publishing, $19.99. Ages 12 to 16. Reviewer: Susan Hepler, Ph.D. (Children's Literature).
Best Books:
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2004; Bank Street College of Education; United States
Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog, Ninth Edition, 2005; H.W. Wilson; United States
ISBN: 0756601711
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Blériot, July 25, 1909
Alice and Martin Provensen
Best Books:
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001; H.W. Wilson; United States
Awards, Honors, Prizes:
Randolph Caldecott Medal Winner 1984 United States
State and Provincial Reading Lists:
Kentucky Bluegrass Award, 1985; Nominee; Kentucky
ISBN: 0-670-34259-9
Godspeed, John Glenn
Richard Hilliard
Richard Hilliard's paean to John Glenn traces the astronaut's life from his childhood dreams of flying, through his service as a fighter pilot in World War II and Korea, his peacetime career as a test pilot in the 1950s, to his Friendship 7 orbits of the Earth in 1962, which made him a national hero, and his return to space aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 1998. Emphasis is placed on the Mercury mission, its problems, and its connection to Mission Control on Earth. The book can be read on two levels. The first is the simple narrative of Glenn's life and events as they occur. The second level can be found in the sidebars, which give Glenn's biographical information and more complex explanations of the Friendship 7's construction and operational mechanics. This approach in combination with Hilliard's traditional take on illustration creates a book that can be enjoyed by both younger and older children. 2006, Boyds Mills, $16.95. Ages 4 to 9. Reviewer: Kathleen Karr (Children's Literature).
ISBN: 1-59078-384-0
Neil Armstrong
Jonathan A. Brown
Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon, but his love for space and flying had been around for almost his whole life. This book takes the reader through Neil's life as he grew up in Ohio, took his first plane ride, and looked through his first telescope. He got married and had two children, and after serving as a fighter pilot in the Navy, Neil worked for NASA, becoming an astronaut. Details of the trip to the moon are covered, including the close call they experienced when landing on the moon. The last few pages talk about the hero's welcome the astronauts received. This is an informative book and contains many pictures of Neil growing up and his trip to the moon. There is a glossary in the back for important words, as well as suggestions on how to obtain additional information on this subject. This book is part of the "People We Should Know" series. 2006, Weekly Reader Early Learning Library, $19.33. Ages 7 up. Reviewer: Elizabeth Fresse (Children's Literature).
ISBN: 0-8368-4744-X
ISBN: 0-8368-4751-2
Neil, Buzz, and Mike Go to the Moon
Richard Hilliard
This large picture book tells the history of our early space program and in particular, the story of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins and the Apollo Project. Apollo 8 was the project that landed these three astronauts on the moon. Always dreaming of flying even as young boys, the three went on to become jet pilots and eventually won places as astronauts in the space program. The story follows the three from boyhood and relates the steps along the way which prepared them for their famous flight to the moon. Bold illustrations help to project the other-worldliness of their mission as Neil and Buzz guided their landing module from the space craft nearby. Each step of their journey is explained with detailed descriptions of the overall space program provided in boxed areas on every other page. The story conveys the excitement of that time in 1969 when space travel was new and these three became its heroes. 2005, Boyds Mills Press, $16.95. Ages 6 to 9. Reviewer: Meredith Kiger, Ph.D. (Children's Literature).
Best Books:
Notable Book, 2006; International Reading Association; United States
ISBN: 1-59078-293-3
Reaching for the Moon
Buzz Aldrin
Paintings by Wendell Minor
Buzz Aldrin reflects on the coincidences and recollections that transpired in his boyhood that influenced his aspirations for a future career as a pilot and astronaut. Moon was his mother's maiden name. At the age of two he and his father soared in an airplane painted to look like an eagle. He almost drowned trying to preserve a bucket of rocks for his collection. As a ten-year-old he biked twenty miles alone across the George Washington Bridge. It took all day and instilled valuable qualities of determination, strength, and independence. Setting goals and working to achieve them in spite of the challenges is the theme of this title that also details--in an easy-to-read fashion--the personal experiences of preparing for the space program with an emphasis on Apollo 11 and making footprints on the moon. Throughout the first person narration, one finds direction and encouragement for youngsters. The two-page presentations read like mini-chapters as Aldrin takes steps toward "reaching for the moon" and accomplishes the dream. One full page (and sometimes more) is dedicated to stunning, realistic paintings that convey the text's message. An afterword continues Aldrin's model of advocacy for establishing goals. A chronology celebrating a century of flight and space explorations appears at the back of the book. Readers will want to check out this title with its easy reading style, beautiful pictures, and valuable message. 2005, HarperCollins, $15.99 and $16.89. Ages 6 to 10. Reviewer: Barbara Troisi (Children's Literature).
Best Books:
Best Children's Books, 2005; Publishers Weekly; United States
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2005; Bank Street College of Education; United States
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, 2006; National Science Teachers Association; United States
Publishers Weekly Book Review Stars, May 30, 2005; Cahners; United States
School Library Journal Book Review Stars, August 2005; Cahners; United States
ISBN: 0-06-055445-2
ISBN: 0-06-055446-0
The Roaring 20: The First Cross-Country Air Race for Women
Margaret Whitman Blair
Dubbed "The Powder Puff Derby" by Will Rogers, the Women's Cross-Country Air Race of 1929 not only represented a step toward gender equality in this country, but it paved the way for aviation as we know it. I had never heard of this event before reading about it. The only early American aviatrix with whom I was familiar was Amelia Earhart. Earhart does indeed feature in the book, but along with her are nineteen other bold, inspirational women who risked their lives to follow their dreams and challenge the stereotypes of a nation. Along the way, they also formed a strong community with one another. The Roaring Twenty, through quotes, prose, photos, and historical artifacts, follows the ground-breaking, eight-day race from it's beginning in Santa Monica, California, to it's finish in Cleveland, Ohio. Along the way, readers get to know some of the individual participants, a thing or two about early aviation, a great deal about our nation in the Twenties, and, in the end, how these women helped to change the world as we know it. The book is divided into chapters, and ends with biographical information about the participants, a women's aviation time line, a resource guide, and bibliographic information. 2006, National Geographic, $21.95 and $32.90. Ages 11 to 15. Reviewer: Courtney Angermeier (Children's Literature).
ISBN: 0792253892
Women of the Wind: Early Women Aviators
Wanda Langley
This book reminds me of David McCullough's feature on aviators of the 1920s that appeared in the New York Times Magazine in 1986. McCullough's article left you hungry to know more about the men and women pilots of that time. Ideally, this book should do the same, but it does not. Langley devotes a chapter to each of the nine different women aviators from the familiar Amelia Earhart to the less familiar African-American, Bessie Coleman. Accompanied by a few photographs, each profile recites each pilot's accomplishments. The author relies so much on third-person narration and in cataloging each woman's entire life, that readers do not get too close to each pilot. Plus, part of this book's understood premise is that these women were doing something extraordinary. But there is too little context about the early days of aviation or about the traditional roles for women for young readers to appreciate their achievements. This book is nicely laid out with sources, a bibliography, an index, and web sites. 2006, Morgan Reynolds, $26.95. Ages 12 up. Reviewer: Michael L. Cooper (Children's Literature).
ISBN: 1-931798-81-8
ISBN: 978-1-931798-81-5
The Tuskegee Airmen
Philip Brooks
During World War II, African-Americans served in a segregated military. Those who wished to be pilots were denied entry into the Army Air Corp. Much of the history of the Tuskegee pilots is rooted in Tuskegee Institute where they were trained. During a visit there in 1982, I was over overwhelmed by the history at Tuskegee. I sat at the desk of Dr. Booker T. Washington, founder of Tuskegee and held the medicine that he used. I met a man whose mother brought him to Tuskegee, as a child, three days before Booker T. Washington died and he's been there ever since. The resulting product from Tuskegee, the 99th Fighter Squadron, was eventually assigned to escort groups of bombers as they went on missions. They were so good that the white pilots often requested them as their escorts. They flew 15,000 missions. In 1998, Congress created the Tuskegee Airman National Historic site at Morton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama. 2005, Compass Point Books, $22.60. Ages 8 to 12. Reviewer: Leila Toledo (Children's Literature).
ISBN: 0-756506832
Using Math to Fly a Jumbo Jet
Wendy and David Clemson and Chris Perry
This book is packed with information about large passenger airplanes and the things a pilot must do to fly one. If a flight takes over 8 hours, an extra pilot and copilot may be required. Jumbo jets carry and burn a tremendous amount of fuel. The weight of the plane, fuel, cargo, and passengers must be considered for each flight. Cargo includes the food and drinks aboard to be served to passengers and flight crew. The Boeing 777 has a maximum weight of 659,987 pounds at takeoff. Graphs, charts, and tables display much needed information about takeoff, flying and landing these airplanes. This book would be an excellent enrichment or group activity. It should stimulate interest in airplane traffic and highlight the use of math in a fascinating occupation. The thirty-two-page book contains charts and graphs full of information about jumbo jets along with exciting color photographs. It is part of the "Mathworks!" series. 2005 (orig. 2004), Gareth Stevens Publishing/A World Almanac Education Group Company, $18.50. Ages 8 to 12. Reviewer: Sally Niezgoda (Children's Literature).
ISBN: 0-8368-4212-X
Wild About Flying!: Dreamers, Doers, and Daredevils
David Marshall & Bruce Harris
Wherever pilots gather, it is inevitable that flying stories flow. Pilots call these tales "hanger stories" because often they are told in the airplane hangers at airports. Wild About Flying! is a thick volume of fantastic "hanger stories" filled with wild flying inventions, risky adventures, and daring flights. This hefty book is divided into three parts; the dreamers, the doers, and the daredevils. Under the category of dreamers, the authors have placed the aviation experimenters and designers of aircraft. There is a strong emphasis on early flight and the exciting flurry of ideas prior to and during the Wright brothers' historic flight. The section about doers includes famous names associated with the manufacturing and engineering of aircraft. It is not just a cataloguing of planes and factories, but stories about why certain planes were built and how they fit into our world history. The last and largest section is about the daredevils, the men and women who pushed the limits of flight in their airplanes. Almost a third of the entries are Australian. This makes the reader wonder if the two Australians who co-authored this book were a little biased in their selection. Despite this, Wild About Flying! is a massive book, full of wonderful stories, photos and illustrations. The illustrator, Bruce Harris is very deft in re-creating great moments in aviation history with his technically accurate and beautifully rendered paintings. 2003, Firefly Books, $35.00. Ages 12 up. Reviewer: Sally J. K. Davies (Children's Literature).
Best Books:
Best Books for Junior High and Young Adults, 2004; Science Books & Films
Senior High School Library Catalog, Sixteenth Edition, 2004 Supplement, 2004; H.W. Wilson; United States
ISBN: 1-5529-7849-4
The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane
Russell Freedman
With original photographs by Wilbur and Orville Wright
Follow the lives of the Wright brothers and learn how they developed the first airplane. Early in 1899, Wilbur Wright wrote to the Smithsonian Institution for information on flight experiments. He wanted all that was known to date. His research and experiments led to the world's first powered, sustained and controlled airplane flight over the sandy dunes near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903. The airplane has been called the first major invention to be fully documented by photography. Wilbur and Orville wanted to leave a detailed pictorial record and this book contains nearly 100 photographs in 128 pages. 1992 Newbery Honor Book. 1994 (orig. 1991), Holiday House, $19.95 and $12.95. Ages 10 up. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot (Children's Literature).
From self-taught bicycle mechanics to inventors of the first airplane is quite an amazing leap, but not when you consider the diligence, the determination, and the single-mindedness of Orville and Wilbur Wright. These bachelor brothers researched the work of others and never weakened in their resolve that man would fly. The inventive process has rarely been more vividly portrayed than in this biography. This is not only a fascinating biography of the brothers but also of their invention, which is enhanced with original photographs taken by Orville and Wilbur. 1994 (orig. 1991), Holiday House, $19.95 and $12.95. Ages 11 up. Reviewer: Jan Lieberman (Children's Literature).
Best Books:
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K-Grade 6, Tenth Edition, 1993; National Council of Teachers of English; United States
Best Books, 1991; Society of School Librarians International; United States
Award Books, 1991; Society of School Librarians International; United States
Best Books for Youth, 1992; American Library Association-YALSA; United States
Best First Novels for Youth, 1991; American Library Association-Booklist; United States
Best of the Best Revisited (100 Best Books for Teens), 2001; American Library Association-YALSA; United States
Books to Read Aloud to Children of All Ages, 2003; Bank Street College of Education; United States
Bulletin Blue Ribbons, 1991; Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books; United States
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001; H.W. Wilson; United States
Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 1991; American Library Association-Booklist; United States
Fanfare Honor List, 1991; Horn Book; United States
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 1991; United States
Middle And Junior High School Library Catalog, Eighth Edition, 2000; H.W. Wilson; United States
Not Just for Children Anymore!, 1998; Children's Book Council; United States
Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of the Social Studies, 1991; National Council for the Social Studies NCSS; United States
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children, 1991; National Science Teachers Association; United States
School Library Journal: Best Books, 1991; Cahners; United States
Senior High School Library Catalog, Sixteenth Edition, 2002; H.W. Wilson; United States
Teachers' Choices, 1992; International Reading Association; United States
Top of the List, 1991; American Library Association; United States
Awards, Honors, Prizes:
The Golden Kite Award Winner 1991 Nonfiction United States
Jefferson Cup Award Winner 1992 United States
John Newbery Medal Honor Book 1992 United States
Reading Magic Awards Winner 1991 United States
State and Provincial Reading Lists:
Maine Student Book Award, 1992-1993; Nominee; Maine
South Carolina Book Awards, 1994; Nominee; Junior Book; South Carolina
William Allen White Children's Book Award, 1993-1994; Nominee; Kansas
ISBN: 0-8234-0875-2
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