Christopher's Little Airplane

by Mark S. James

Book Overview

Accidentally left outdoors on Christmas night, a balsa wood toy airplane takes a very special first flight. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967696003
• ISBN13: 9780967696003
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Chelonian Press
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 5.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A totally delightful, wonderfully entertaining pictuebook.

Mark James' delightful picturebook Christopher's Little Airplane is the engaging story of a little boy who is given a balsa wood airplane for Christmas. But the little toy airplane gets left outside and soon finds himself flying over the countryside on a winter's night and seeing the world from high up in the air. Missing Christopher, and through a combination of luck and fancy flying is ultimately able to be reunited with his young owner. Mark James enduring story of friendship and loyalty is wonderfully enhanced on every page with the color and artistry of Harold Smelcer's illustrations. Christopher's Little Airplane is easily recommended for children ages 4 to 8, and would grace any school or library children's picturebook collection.

Christopher's Little Airplane

"Christopher's Little Airplane" is a charming child's tale about a little boy's toy airplane that takes flight on its own adventure in aviation. The story is cute and the illustrations are beautiful, filled with stunning perspectives, rich colors and deep shadows. A keeper.