Good-Bye, Charles Lindbergh (Aladdin Picture Books) [Paperback]

Louise Borden (Author), Thomas B. Allen (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Series: Aladdin Picture Books

In 1927, pilot Charles Lindbergh made his famous flight between New York and Paris. After that he had many more journeys, and met many people on the way. This is the story of one such flight, when a young boy had the good fortune of meeting Charles Lindbergh in a field in Mississippi.

In her narrative, Borden beautifully recreates the excitement and awe that was felt by Harold Gilpin -- upon whose character the fictional young Gil Wickstrom is based -- when he met the renowned aviator in 1929.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this "promising if not fully achieved" picture book based on a real-life farmboy's chance encounter with Charles Lindbergh,"the details about the flight are enough to sustain readers'interest," said PW. Ages 5-9.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3?In the spring of 1929, Harold Rea Gilpin, a young Mississippi farm boy, had the thrill of his life when the legendary Colonel Charles Lindbergh actually landed his plane near Harold's father's farm and spent the night in the pasture. Named Gil Wickstrom in this fictionalized version of the incident, the boy is riding an old white mare when he hears the sound of a plane overhead and follows it to the field where a crowd of neighbors has gathered to see this rarity. The tall, taciturn pilot sets up a pup tent under the wing of his plane for the night. He speaks little but admires Gil's horse. In the morning, the boy returns to help hold the Curtiss Falcon down until Lindbergh is ready for takeoff, and then waves his cap in farewell as the plane banks away to the east. The wonder and excitement of meeting a hero and actually touching an airplane is well portrayed in a conversational, colorful text, which should give today's children some sense of how life has changed since the time of their great-grandparents' youth. The full-page, colored-pencil illustrations are soft, muted, and misty, reflecting the ambiance of a moist Mississippi springtime and the dreamy magic of a young boy's experience, yet have a feeling of melancholy.?Patricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689842252
• ISBN-13: 978-0689842252
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,566,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born (Oct 30,1949) and raised in Cincinnati, I have lived in Ohio my entire life except for two years in Massachusetts right after I was married. Growing up in an old house on a steep street, I attended a small elementary school called Lotspeich. There, all the marvelous shelves of books in the library shaped me into a lifelong reader. So it is a thrill for me to know that some of my books are being read by children in other libraries all over the country.

Before I became a full-time writer and speaker, I taught preschoolers and first graders and was even a part-owner of a bookstore in Cincinnati.

Today, it is hard for me to separate my writing from the way I live my life. My own family, personal experiences, and friendships, as well as a love of history and travel, have rich and lasting connections to the books I write. The first impulse to write a book is always triggered by something that has touched me indelibly.

In addition to my writing, my work in schools allows me to travel the incredible variety of landscape in Ohio, and meet the heart of its people. I have spoken in over 400 schools across the country, but mostly in Ohio. Because of this, I now have lifelong friends in communities from mighty Cleveland to small-town Greenville.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great children's book!, March 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Good-Bye, Charles Lindbergh: Based on a True Story (Hardcover)

This true story of a young Mississippi boy who gets to knowCharles Lindbergh is a fun gentle history. In the increasingly fastworld of the present, Lindbergh's revolutionary flights seem quaint and old-fashioned. This is a wonderful introduction to historical biography.