Wind Flyers |
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Author:
| Johnson, Angela |
Illustrator:
| Long, Loren |
ISBN: | 978-1-4814-0988-9 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
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Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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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 of Europe and into the...
More Description 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 of Europe and into the hearts of those who are only now beginning to understand the part these brave souls played in the history of America.