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

~ (Author), Thomas B. Allen (Author)

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.

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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 4-8
  
• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689842252
• ISBN-13: 978-0689842252
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,007,129 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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.