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Wind Flyers

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 Johnson, Angela (2007). Wind Flyers. New York, N Y: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Illustrated by Loren Long. ISBN: 0-689-84879-X.

 

The love of and feeling of flying through the wind is conveyed in this book about a young African American boy who grows up to fly with the Tuskegee Airman during World War II.

 

Beautiful, colorful and lifelike drawings have been created for this book by Loren Long.

 

Rating:  5Q/4P

MWood

 

 

Citation: Wind Flyers by Angela Johnson and Loren Long, ill. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007.

 

ISBN: 068984879X

 

Annotation: An African American man recounts the story of how his love for flying led him to become a Tuskegee airman in WWII in a time of racial intolerance and segregation.

 

Media: Watercolors

 

Literary Device: Simile- “With clouds like soft blankets.” Clouds being compared to blankets using the word like.

 

Curricular Connections: 5th -6th grade History/ Social Studies. Subjects- WWII, segregation, Tuskegee airmen

 

Rating: 5Q/4P

 

S.F 6/21/09

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