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Flying high!  Cover Image Book Book

Flying high! / Frieda Wishinsky ; illustrated by Dean Griffiths.

Wishinsky, Frieda. (Author). Griffiths, Dean, 1967- (Illustrator).

Summary:

In their fifth adventure, Matt and Emily travel back to February 23, 1909. Amidst a crowd of anxious onlookers, they stand shivering on the shores of frozen Bras d'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island and wait for Alexander Graham Bell's "Silver Dart" to take off. With Emily's sketchbook and Matt's digital recorder, they relay the wonder of Canada's first flight. A special section at the back provides additional information about early flight.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781897066997 (paperback) :
  • ISBN: 9781897066980 (hardcover) :
  • Physical Description: 83 p. : ill ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Maple Tree Press, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Novel.
Subject: Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922 > Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories > Historical > Canada > Genealogy.
Action & Adventure > Genealogy.
Genre: Canadian fiction, Juvenile.
Historical fiction, Juvenile.
Adventure fiction, Juvenile.

Available copies

  • 19 of 21 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library J Wish (Text) 33294001647429 Juvenile Fiction Volume hold Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    Matt and Emily travel back in time on a magic sled and witness Alexander Graham Bell's Silver Dart airplane fly for the first time.
  • Perseus Publishing
    In their fifth adventure, Matt and Emily travel back to February 23, 1909. Amidst a crowd of anxious onlookers, they stand shivering on the shores of frozen Bras d’Or Lake on Cape Breton Island and wait for Alexander Graham Bell’s Silver Dart to take off. With Emily’s sketchbook and Matt’s digital recorder, they relay the wonder of Canada’s first flight. A special section at the back provides additional information about early flight.
  • Perseus Publishing
    In their fifth adventure, Matt and Emily travel back to February 23, 1909. Amidst a crowd of anxious onlookers, they stand shivering on the shores of frozen Bras d’Or Lake on Cape Breton Island and wait for Alexander Graham Bell’s Silver Dart to take off. With Emily’s sketchbook and Matt’s digital recorder, they relay the wonder of Canada’s first flight. A special section at the back provides additional information about early flight.

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