Clorinda Takes Flight

by Robert Kinerk

Book Overview

That Irrepressible Clorinda!

One afternoon while taking the sun, a cow named Clorinda casually notices the flight of a passing barn swallow. "Oh, how I wish I could fly like a bird," thinks Clorinda. So (never mind that a cow never has), Clorinda resolves to be the first and to show the world how it's done. She flatly dismisses the reasoned misgivings of her dear friend Hop and then enlists the help of her dear friend Len. One way or another,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689868642
• ISBN13: 9780689868641
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.2" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Wonderful book!

My daughter first received this book when she was 18 months old and she has wanted us to read it to her every few days for the past few months. The story is very cute and the illustrations are captivating. We love it!

Amazing illustrations for a amazing story of friendship & dedication

Clorinda enlists the help of her friends and they make dreams come true. They show persistence, diligence, loyalty, love and faith in one another's noble ideals. Doubt is allowed, and not faulted. The illustrations are amazing - the reader will feel the plane bouncing through the vegetable field. The story kept my boys engaged (6 and 9) and the reader will have tears when the aviators respond to the Queen that their reward is a gift for their friend who was left behind by accident. We have added this to our unit study list for History of Flight!

An unusual story packed with unexpected twists and turns.

Robert Kinerk's CLORINDA TAKES FLIGHT will reach ages 4-8 with its fine story of Clorinda the cow, who notices the flight of a passing bird and longs to fly. She decides to become the first cow to fly - and enlists in the help of friends, who decide to assist despite the fact that cows have never flown before. Steven Kellogg's fun drawings enhance an unusual story packed with unexpected twists and turns.