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Canadian Flyer Adventures #5
Canadian Flyer Adventures #5: Flying High!
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.
96 pages, Paperback
First published September 28, 2007
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August 10, 2016
Reminiscent of the popular Magic Treehouse series, in the Canadian Flyer Adventures a magic sled takes two children back in time to explore important historic Canadian events. Fans of the Magic Treehouse books will love these fast paced, easy to read adventure stories. Short chapters and age appropriate vocabulary make these books perfect for children ready for their first chapter books.
In this fifth book in the series, Matt and Emily ride their sled back to 1909, where they meet the inventor Alexander Graham Bell. They are present when the Silver Dart takes it’s famous flight, becoming the first airplane to fly in Canada.
This book seems to have very little plot movement. The author has added Ruby, a naughty little girl, to keep the story moving, but it is not the best of the series. The flight of the Silver Dart seems anti-climactic, with the real conflict in the story being that Ruby has discovered that the sled can fly and she intends to try it out.
The educational highlights of this book, as in all of the series are Emily and Matt’s Top Ten Facts and the author’s note section. These brief lists build on the information the story covered.
Teacher Application
A wonderful early chapter book for students. Well suited to independent reading, or reading aloud.
Teachers may wish to supplement this book with more information on the inventor Alexander Graham Bell as well as the Silver Dart.
Field Trip Opportunities
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site
http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/graham...
Canadian Aviation and Space Museum - There is a model of the Silver Dart
http://casmuseum.techno-science.ca/en...
Reproducible Teachers Guides are available :
Grades 2-3
http://www.owlkidsbooks.com/Portals/0...
Grades 4-5
http://www.owlkidsbooks.com/Portals/0...
In this fifth book in the series, Matt and Emily ride their sled back to 1909, where they meet the inventor Alexander Graham Bell. They are present when the Silver Dart takes it’s famous flight, becoming the first airplane to fly in Canada.
This book seems to have very little plot movement. The author has added Ruby, a naughty little girl, to keep the story moving, but it is not the best of the series. The flight of the Silver Dart seems anti-climactic, with the real conflict in the story being that Ruby has discovered that the sled can fly and she intends to try it out.
The educational highlights of this book, as in all of the series are Emily and Matt’s Top Ten Facts and the author’s note section. These brief lists build on the information the story covered.
Teacher Application
A wonderful early chapter book for students. Well suited to independent reading, or reading aloud.
Teachers may wish to supplement this book with more information on the inventor Alexander Graham Bell as well as the Silver Dart.
Field Trip Opportunities
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site
http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/graham...
Canadian Aviation and Space Museum - There is a model of the Silver Dart
http://casmuseum.techno-science.ca/en...
Reproducible Teachers Guides are available :
Grades 2-3
http://www.owlkidsbooks.com/Portals/0...
Grades 4-5
http://www.owlkidsbooks.com/Portals/0...
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