Night Flight With CD: Amelia Earhart Crosses The Atlantic (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
A very poetic presentation of Amelia's flight across the Atlantic as the first woman to do so, with quite an advanced vocabulary for being a children's book. It does a good job of presenting the suspense that Amelia was in as she rode through the storm, realizes her altimeter isn't working, and then flights through fatigue and fear as she realizes that gas is leaking from the plane. I also like how it feels like there are pieces of Amelia in there: quotes from her about how she felt about the journey, but also ones that I imagine Burleigh made up that make the journey feel very personal (there being a "great stillness" inside her when she lands, how she loves the "firsts" moments, etc. All of that made me really get a feel for her character.The change that we have to assume here is of course that she's becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, so she's breaking gender barriers, but places herself within the tradition of exploring by saying that women must do as men have done. She's also within the larger change of flight and technology changing how we interact and connect across the globe. I am an admitted Earhart junkie (after all, I lived in Earhart Hall at Purdue-- and so did my daughter, years later) I've read many, many books and have seen numerous exhibits (including some at Purdue, which holds Putnam's papers). The paintings, especially in the beginning, are just gorgeous. I would have given this a 5, but I wanted even more information included. I liked the detailed resources included in the end.
What do You think about Night Flight With CD: Amelia Earhart Crosses The Atlantic (2012)?
Free verse interpretation of Earhart's Atlantic-crossing. "Everyone has his own Atlantics to fly."
—zasphrus
Beautiful, poetic language and an inspiring story.
—radiance
