Flying

by Donald Crews

Book Overview

With minimal text and bright-color illustrations, Crews captures the essence of a plane journey.--Kirkus Reviews. A satisfying adventure for very young children.--Booklist.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688092357
• ISBN13: 9780688092351
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

planning for toddler traveler

Great book--we used it to prepare our toddler for her first plane trip. It is one of her favorites, though I'm not sure she really got the connection while we were flying:). We're loaning it to family who plan to travel with their toddler soon.

The illustrations alone make this book worth buying

Even if this book didn't have any text it would still be a great children's book. Donald Crews is one of the best children's book illustrators ever! The great illustrations combined with the simple text make this a perfect book for preschool aged children.

Great illustrations to stimulate baby

My 18 month old boy loves this book. Donald Crews illustration style, with big, bold visuals, allows him to easily enjoy the story as it moves from scene to scene. The richly colored landscapes give him so much to look at, and are a nice alternative to the very simple pictures of typical baby books. My only negative is that it is not a board book, so one needs to make sure baby won't destroy the pages while looking at it. ('Truck' by Donald Crews is a board book, and is very good)

Donald Crews is a genius!

I highly recommend all of Mr. Crews' books. He writes in a style that is very easy for toddlers and pre-schoolers to relate to. Furthermore, his illustrations are positively delightful! However, I recommend this book even more because it was instrumental in easing my son's fear of flying and airplanes. I bought this book and read it to him before our airplane trips and I take it on the airplane and read it to him there as well. As the plane is in the various stages of flight, I show him that part of the book. I am not kidding, we went from a toddler who had to be carried on to the plane kicking and screaming to a kid that is excited about airtravel!

Simple but pleasing for a small child.

Each picture has from one to four words describing it - from boarding to landing a plane, from the viewpoint of one watching, not riding. My son has every page memoraized! This is a good, simple book for a toddler who likes planes. There is not much 'meat' to the book; it's not meant to educate about planes or dazzle with rhythm or rhyme.