Book List

Enjoy the following books related to this exhibit:

Albert by Donna Jo Napoli, illustrated by Jim LaMarche

• Albert is a quite man who does not like to leave his house very much.  But after a bird decides to build its nest right on his window’s ledge, Albert begins to care for them and finally finds his own way to fly.

Flight of the Dodo by Peter Brown

• Everyone knows that penguins can’t fly.  Neither, in fact, can ostriches or kiwis.  But nobody said they couldn’t build a flying machine for themselves and finally join all the other birds in the sky for a little fun.

Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

• Faith Ringgold’s vibrant ‘quilt paintings’ portray the imaginative fancy of one young girl who propels herself from her Harlem rooftop and flies across New York City, the city where she and her family make their home.

The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot, July 25, 1909 by Alice and Martin Provensen

• In 1909 Louis Bleriot was an ordinary man living an ordinary life with his family in the French countryside.  But all of that changed one day when he saw a miraculous new invention in the skies above the city – a flying machine!  (A Caldecott Medal winner)

Clorinda Takes Flight by Robert Kinerk, illustrated by Stephen Kellogg

• Have you ever seen a cow fly?  Well, you’re going to.  After several failed attempts to make a first plane and then a rocket, Clorinda and her friends build a hot air balloon and travel across the world.