Fly!: A Brief History of Flight Illustrated

by Barry Moser

A chronicle of modern flight focuses on sixteen episodes in aviation history, and provides a time line illuminating their context in world history

Genres: Childrens

23 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Barry Moser (born 1940) is a renowned artist, most famous as a printmaker and illustrator of numerous works of literature.

Reviews

[Miriam · Rating 5 out of 5]

the historical look-back at the development of flight is well researched. the running timeline at the bottom of the pages is a great idea! barry moser's illustrations are the real reason to buy this book.

[Tamra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very fun. The art is fantastic and the brief (VERY BRIEF--think 2 paragraphs each page) history is interesting and makes you want to know more.

There is "more" in the back of the book, under Historical Notes, but when I went to the section I wanted to read more about, it wasn't really ABOUT Amelia Earhart, it was just about random historical flight stuff centering around women. Which is fine, just not what I was expecting.

I like that there's actually substance to this book. Before I return it to the library, I'm going to give it to my 8-year-old to read. I think she'll like it.