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Glass, Andrew
5 Reviews
(3)
4-6
In this enthusiastic overview, young readers are introduced to a number of attempts to create a car that could also serve as a viable aircraft. Each chronological entry discusses the technology of an inventor's attempted design; features diagrams and archival photos, advertisements, and media clips; and offers reasons these vehicles never really caught on. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: David Elzey
(2)
K-3
Glass turns a small incident from Orville and Wilbur's childhood into a rollicking flight of fancy. After Papa gives the boys a toy helicopter, their tinkering becomes a family affair. The illustrations exude motion and energy, showing the boys constructing their own whirligig invention. Glass wraps the wonder of discovery and invention into a tale that celebrates small joys while hinting of larger ones.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2003
(3)
4-6
Brief overviews of the Lewis and Clark expedition and the American fur trade preface an entertaining, somewhat disjointed look at seven notable mountain men of the Old West, including Kit Carson and Jim Beckwourth. Robust illustrations with strong lines and earthy tones enhance the exaggerated humor of these larger-than-life men. A map is provided on the endpapers. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Pamela McCuen
(3)
K-3
While posing for a portrait, Boone tells the artist an escalating tall tale that ends with his promise to a mother raccoon that he will never wear coonskin. Vigorous colored pencil and oil pastel illustrations bring out Boone's nervous energy as well as the increasing momentum and humor in this fast-moving tale. An endnote on Boone legends separates fact from fabrication. Bib.
Reviewer: Pamela McCuen
(3)
4-6
Freebooters, and Downright Bad Guys and Gals of the Wild West. In a rip-roaringly good read, Glass gives the lowdown on eight legendary outlaws of the Old West, including Doc Holliday and Calamity Jane. Brief bios relate the facts along with the larger-than-life legends that grew up around them, but the comic illustrations play off the legends, presenting these criminals as tall tale heroes of the Wild West.
Reviewer: Pamela McCuen
5 reviews
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