Amelia's Fantastic Flight (An Owlet Book) [Paperback]

Rose Bursik (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Series: An Owlet Book

Amelia's little spin covers six continents and takes her to fourteen countries. Two full-spread maps, plus smaller inset maps throughout, enable children to follow Amelia's amazing journey.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-- A less than fantastic flight. Since Amelia loves airplanes, she builds one and goes ``. . . for a little spin.'' She flies around the world in less than a day, but nothing happens, and the girl never interacts with her surroundings. The illustrations are colorful, clear, and suggestive of the country being represented. Each page includes a world map inset highlighting her route. The places look inviting, but the aviatrix is set on flying, not sightseeing. The involuntary association with Amelia Earhart is bothersome since one can't help remembering that the original Amelia never came home. This and the fact that the book lacks a story line makes it unsatisfying. --Nancy A. Gifford, Schenectady County Public Library, NY
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Kirkus Reviews

Amelia, first seen reading a book about planes, builds a one-seater just her size, modeled on her simple red toy. Off she goes on an alliterative journey (``She breezed through Brazil, and she got a kick out of Kenya''), with her progress around the world recorded on inset maps and in representative--if somewhat stereotypical--scenes for each country, arriving home in time for dinner and a bedtime story about rockets. The role-modeling is rather obviously deliberate, but bracing: Amelia is an imaginative, take-charge child. Meanwhile, Bursik makes a strong debut with her crisp, clean illustrations, the gentle modeling of the animals Amelia sees blending nicely with decoratively stylized plants and backdrop landscapes with minimal detail. A map highlighting countries along the route rounds out the story. (Picture book. 4-8) -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (March 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805033866
• ISBN-13: 978-0805033861
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 10 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #909,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A toddler, his mom, and his dad love it!, June 3, 2000

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This review is from: Amelia's Fantastic Flight (An Owlet Book) (Paperback)

Despite the "reading level" of age 4-8, and despite the trade journals' implication that it's for elementary school classes, my 18-month-old son has insisted on many readings in the first few days since we got it home. We love the rich pictures (rich both in coloring and in detail to comment on); the alliterative text that rolls right off your tongue, even the 4th time in as many minutes; and the geographical information--which, I am ashamed to say, I am learning from at age 35! And mom loves the great girl role model.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, March 29, 2000

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Lisa Shelley (Mississippi) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amelia's Fantastic Flight (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Reading Rainbow Books (Pb)) (School & Library Binding)

Amelia's Fantastic Flight is a joy to read with your kids. The colorful pictures and the rhyming pattern take kids on a wonderful journey in Amelia's airplane. The different countries and the maps instill some great knowledge to younger children that will help them in later years. The tale of little Amelia is simply fantastic. I'd highly recommend this book to anyone! At the end when she is reading the book with the space shuttle helped my little one imagine her own adventures as an astronaut!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Map skills, July 27, 2007

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N. Bell "ESL teacher" (Woodbridge, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amelia's Fantastic Flight (An Owlet Book) (Paperback)

Teachers, if you want to turn a lesson on map skills into a fun activity, this is the book to do it with. Easy text with great illustrations (map inserts in every page) can be turned into a "map chase" around the world in the classroom.