| SKU | 9780714878683 |
|---|---|
| Title | Book of Flight |
| Author Description | Gabrielle Balkan, with illustrations by Sam Brewster |
| Uri | store/childrens-books/book-of-flight-9780714878683/ |
| Web Author Description | Gabrielle Balkan is a writer and editor living in Brooklyn, New York. Her books include the acclaimed Book of Bones and The 50 States atlas series. Sam Brewster is an award-winning freelance illustrator, photographer, and filmmaker based in London. This is his third children's book. |
| webLongDescription | A stunning world-records book of animal flight, by the author-and-illustrator team behind the bestselling Book of Bones! Meet ten fascinating flyers through a series of superlatives – and guess who's who while learning about airborne animals. From the fastest (white-throated needletail) to the most acrobatic (flying fox bat), and from the best glider (colugo) to the best backward flyer (hummingbird), each master of flight is cleverly depicted in a blueprint-inspired diagram, accompanied by playful, informative text. The stunning page-turn reveal features a full-color illustration and an explanation of what makes each animal's way of flying so special. Ages 5-8 |
| Binding | Hardback |
| Size | Size: 315 x 254 mm (12 3/8 x 10 in) |
| Pages | Pages: 48 |
| Illustrations | 48 |
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