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Nugget on the Flight Deck
Readers are in for a treat as a young nugget prepares for his first hop in a real bird , as well as a complete tour around the Mother ship. They even test their flight skills in a practice dogfight . The lieutenant keeps the jargon flowing during this tour of duty that will have young readers spooled up to use their new vocabulary. Expertly researched and dynamically illustrated, this patriotic adventure is chock full of information for military buffs and aspiring aviators alike.
40 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2009
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Patricia Newman
27 books35 followersWriting for children is the hardest thing I’ve ever done—the field is intensely competitive. But I write because I can’t imagine not writing. I write for myself and for the kids who read my work. I write for the joy of seeing a kid sitting in the front row at a school visit, hand stretched high to answer my questions. I write for the kid who tells me he already owns one of my books and has read it 15 times.
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June 24, 2017
When I was a kid, I had the opportunity to visit aircraft carriers, and I loved it more than Disneyland. If you have a child or student who loves the Navy or jets or anything to do with the military, this is a wonderful selection that bridges fiction and informational in an engaging format that is sure to both educate young brains and entertain young imaginations. Not only will they be immersed in the lingo used on a carrier, readers will also learn the procedure for launching planes off the deck and how teamwork is essential to the success of every mission.
Aside from being included in a classroom library, this isn't a usual choice for a lesson. Yet, I think it could be used for introducing informational texts, and also for the focus skills of context clues. Cover the vocabulary definitions on each page with post-it notes and have students make predictions for each bolded word using the context of the narrative.
Aside from being included in a classroom library, this isn't a usual choice for a lesson. Yet, I think it could be used for introducing informational texts, and also for the focus skills of context clues. Cover the vocabulary definitions on each page with post-it notes and have students make predictions for each bolded word using the context of the narrative.
January 17, 2024
Good book for kids who have a parent working on a carrier or are fascinated by jets and aviation. Lots of great terminology, with helpful definitions.
November 8, 2009
Kids can’t get enough of our military and their jeeps and tanks and airplanes and ships. Kids will love this one.
Nugget on the Flight Deck is written in present tense, as if you, the reader, are accompanying me, the guide, on a trip up in fighter plane. The lingo is filled with jargon used by military pilots.
The pictures are action packed. The text is action packed.
I’m probably one of the people in the world who knows very little about flying or the military, but I loved reading this book.
A clip:
“Watch this. We’ll slow down and pull up hard into a high yo-yo. Hold on to your stomach! When Mookie flies by, we’ll drop down behind him. He’s in our sights now, and he knows it. Dogfight over! Give him a wave to thank him for the practice.”
Children’s comments:
This book was an unexpected big hit with half of the children in the large group who previewed it---the boys. The boys loved the pictures and loved the way the text was written, almost like a game, as one boy said. And there was one girl who really loved it, but the rest of the girls were not interested in it.
Nugget on the Flight Deck is written in present tense, as if you, the reader, are accompanying me, the guide, on a trip up in fighter plane. The lingo is filled with jargon used by military pilots.
The pictures are action packed. The text is action packed.
I’m probably one of the people in the world who knows very little about flying or the military, but I loved reading this book.
A clip:
“Watch this. We’ll slow down and pull up hard into a high yo-yo. Hold on to your stomach! When Mookie flies by, we’ll drop down behind him. He’s in our sights now, and he knows it. Dogfight over! Give him a wave to thank him for the practice.”
Children’s comments:
This book was an unexpected big hit with half of the children in the large group who previewed it---the boys. The boys loved the pictures and loved the way the text was written, almost like a game, as one boy said. And there was one girl who really loved it, but the rest of the girls were not interested in it.
April 29, 2016
What a great non-fiction book for students who love pilots or have parents in the military, etc. The terminology or pilot jargon is used in the book. On each page, there is a side bar, telling the reader what each bolded phrase means complete with pictures for each word as well. Even if the student doesn't want to read the whole book or cannot, the pictures are great for kids who are simply interested.
January 20, 2017
Readers are in for a treat as a young nugget prepares for his first hop in a real bird, as well as a complete tour around the Mother ship. They even test their flight skills in a practice dogfight. The lieutenant keeps the jargon flowing during this tour of duty that will have young readers spooled up to use their new vocabulary.
Expertly researched and dynamically illustrated, this patriotic adventure is chock full of information for military buffs and aspiring aviators alike.
Expertly researched and dynamically illustrated, this patriotic adventure is chock full of information for military buffs and aspiring aviators alike.
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February 21, 2010combination book fact/fiction - facts about air craft carrier
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