The Night Flight (Aladdin Picture Books) [Paperback]

Joanne Ryder (Author), Amy Schwartz (Illustrator)

Book Description

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

When the park lamps glow, Anna knows it's time to leave the old stone lion, the pigeons, and the shy goldfish. But later that evening, after her father shuts off her bedroom light, the little girl's imagination takes wing and transports her back to the now-magical park and all her friends there. Full color.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A city child dreams of flying over rooftops and befriending the goldfish in the park pond. "Ryder's breezy telling should amuse beginning readers," said PW. Ages 5-8.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2 Anna undertakes a journey to be envied by many a child as well as adults: a fantastic flight through the night sky. As Anna soars and explores her familiar daily haunts, she finds that much is changed in the darkness of night. The city park, usually filled with joggers and bench-sitters, is empty. The goldfish, normally skittish, are tame. Most wondrously, Alexander, the great stone lion, has come alive. Ryder's richly descriptive text often reads as poetry. With flattened perspectives and variegated tones, Schwartz paints, like Rousseau, a primitive world of friendly beasts and tangled vegetation. Page after page she demonstrates her versatility with color, as blues, greens and yellows are brilliantly offset by the night sky. Schwartz and Ryder, each gifted artists in their own right, stretch their capabilities and children's imaginations in The Night Flight.Anne E. Mulherkar, formerly at the District of Columbia Pub . Lib .
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689821506
• ISBN-13: 978-0689821509
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,123,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful, joyful, fun story with even better pictures, October 15, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Night Flight (Aladdin Picture Books) (Paperback)

This is a mesmerizing tale of a little girl who loves the park by day -- the fish, the stone lion, the open space. But the park really comes alive at night as she flies over it and enters into its magic. The story is told with simple text and wonderful and colorful pictures. Figuring out how to maneuver while flying is an exceptionally well-written detail. And the last piece of the story is just the ending needed. It's a basically fun book!