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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Knuffle Bunny free Knuffle Bunny free Mo Willems While traveling with her family to Holland to visit her grandparents, Trixie once again loses her beloved Knuffle Bunny. OL14909342W
The story of the Spirit of St. Louis The story of the Spirit of St. Louis R. Conrad Stein Describes the celebrated 1927 New York-to-Paris flight of Charles A. Lindbergh, which was the first transatlantic solo flight in history, as well as the first non-stop flight between the two cities. OL15036516W
Atlantic fever Atlantic fever Joe Jackson "A fast-paced, dynamic account of the race to cross the Atlantic, and the larger-than-life personalities of the aviators who captured the world's attention In 1919, a prize of $25,000 was offered to … OL16361180W
Night flight Night flight Robert Burleigh A fictionalized account of Amelia Earhart's dangerous 1932 flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland, in which she survived bad weather and a malfunctioning airplane. Includes a b… OL16449425W
Atlantic fever Atlantic fever Jackson, Joe This work is an account of the race to cross the Atlantic, and the larger-than-life personalities of the aviators who captured the world's attention In 1919, a prize of $25,000 was offered to the fir… OL17756159W
Flying the Atlantic Flying the Atlantic Peter Mellett Discusses various aspects of a jet plane flight across the Atlantic, including checking in as a passenger, getting ready for takeoff, navigational activities of the crew, dealing with the weather, an… OL1812360W
Night Over Water Night Over Water Ken Follett,K. Follett On a bright September morning in 1939, two days after Britain declares war on Germany, a group of privileged but desperate people gather in Southhampton to board the largest, most luxurious airliner … OL1914085W
"We," "We," Charles A. Lindbergh The famous flier's own story of his life and his transatlantic flight, together with his view on the future of aviation. OL1936574W
The big jump The big jump Richard Bak,Jim Donovan "The trans-Atlantic air race of 1927 and the flight that made Charles Lindbergh a hero. The race to make the first nonstop flight between the New York and Paris attracted some of the most famous and … OL19669951W
The flight The flight Dan Hampton "On the rainy morning of May 20, 1927, a little-known American pilot named Charles A. Lindbergh climbed into his single-engine monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, and prepared to take off from a smal… OL20055186W
Amelia Earhart flies across the Atlantic Amelia Earhart flies across the Atlantic Nelson Yomtov "Exciting illustrations follow the events of Amelia Earhart's flight across the Atlantic. The combination of brightly colored panels and leveled text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"-- OL22316566W
Beneath his wings--the plot to murder Lindbergh Beneath his wings--the plot to murder Lindbergh F. Mark Granato When Charles Lindbergh's tiny, fuel-laden "Spirit of St. Louis" barely lifted off from a short Long Island runway on May 20, 1927, the world held its breath. Lindbergh and a host of post-war fliers w… OL28596370W
Spirit of St. Louis Spirit of St. Louis Paula Younkin Chronicles Lindbergh's efforts to be the first to fly across the Atlantic, the building of his airplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, and the actual flight itself. OL3482679W
Famous first flights across the Atlantic Famous first flights across the Atlantic Frank J. Delear Includes, among others, such historical flights across the Atlantic as the very first flight, the first non-stop flight, and the first mass crossing. OL6445438W
Riders on the wind Riders on the wind Laurence Swinburne An account of how three men in a hot air balloon trace Charles Lindbergh's solo airplane route across the Atlantic in 1978. OL6566301W