Wind Flyers

by Angela Johnson

Book Overview

Three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and New York Times bestselling illustrator Loren Long introduce readers to a band of under-celebrated World War II heroes--the Tuskegee Airmen.

All he ever wanted to do was fly.

With fleeting prose and transcendent imagery, this book reveals how a boy's love of flight takes him on a journey from the dusty dirt roads of Alabama to the war-torn skies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068984879X
• ISBN13: 9780689848797
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.2" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 4

Customer Reviews

Wind Flyers is Excellent

My 4 year old son is addicted to airplanes and flying. He loves this book so much that he has memorized every page in just a few months. Is a very good book for children of all ethnic backgrounds!

Wind Flyers

Lyrically written, beautifully illustrated, the book opens a piece of history with which I was not familiar. Dreams, bi-planes, and fulfillment come together wonderfully here.

Simple introduction to the Tuskegee Airmen's accomplishments.

Angela Johnson's WIND FLYERS tells how a boy's love of flight takes him on a journey from Alabama to the war in Europe, telling the story of the Tuskegee Airmen of the second world war. Lovely full-color paintings by Loren Long blend with the story of a boy's early love for flight in this simple introduction to the Tuskegee Airmen's accomplishments.