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Wind flyers

A boy's love of flight takes him on a journey from the dusty dirt roads of Alabama to the war-torn skies of Europe. Introduces young readers to the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.

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Main Author: Johnson, Angela, 1961-
Other Authors: Long, Loren (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Fighter Group, 332nd > History > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
African American air pilots > Juvenile fiction.
Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.) > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:A boy's love of flight takes him on a journey from the dusty dirt roads of Alabama to the war-torn skies of Europe. Introduces young readers to the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.
Physical Description:1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 29 cm.
Audience:5-9.
ISBN:068984879X :
9780689848797
Author Notes:Angela Johnson was born on June 18, 1961 in Tuskegee, Alabama. She attended Kent State University and worked with Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) as a child development worker. She has written numerous children's books including Tell Me a Story, Mama, Shoes like Miss Alice, Looking for Red, A Cool Moonlight and Lily Brown's Paintings. She won the Coretta Scott King Author's Award three times for Toning the Sweep in 1994, for Heaven in 1999, and for The First Part Last in 2004, which also won the Michael L. Printz Award. In 2003, she was named a MacArthur fellow.

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