Book Description About the Author Katie Jaffe: As Creative Director and Design Consultant of Aviation for Spectre Air Capital, Katie has aided in the design of several high profile aircraft. Currently, she is leading the marketing and design effort of an overseas airline. She also has a passion for children’s causes, and has committed herself to helping several charities for children around the world. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and three children. Jennifer Lawson:Lifelong educator and advocate of the Childrens’ Literacy Program, Jennifer seeks to bring knowledge to students through creative curriculum and technology on a global level. As Owner and President of Decision Tree Technologies, she is currently endeavoring to teach using technologically advanced solutions that excite today’s students. She lives in Austin, Texas with her family. Read more Customers Review: A sweet story about teamwork and never giving up, paired with vibrant illustrations. The kids loved it!
My two boys love this book! They pick it to read nearly every night and love the characters.
First and foremost, kiddo and I were blown away that Buzz Aldrin–THE BUZZ ALDRIN–wrote the foreword for this picture book. How cool is that? (My father, an engineer alum of the same university as Aldrin, was pretty impressed as well. Frequently, he reads my kiddo picture books and comments about how children’s publishing has “come a long way.”)Reminiscent of The Questioneers series (of which we have every title!) by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts, Jaffe and Lawson’s new book encourages critical thinking skills, creative wonder, and diligence to pursue dreams.Kiddo loved the story, she’s nine, and still enjoys the magic of a children’s storybook even though she’s also reading chapter books now. She’s heard me quote “Try, Try Again” her whole life and learned to read on McGuffey’s which includes the poem in its reading exercises, so there was a genuine snicker when Hawk raised his feather and included the play on words, “If at first you don’t succeed, fly, fly again!””It is a great book, no one can doubt that. The airplane design [in the illustrations] is amazing. But you still can’t put that many people and pets into a wagon WITH a motor,” Kiddo told me. She is now monologuing design flaws, propellor safety, and superior ways to attempt this project. I think the book has done exactly its job: spiked STEM thinking.Fly, Fly Again is a new favorite we plan to read often.
Greenleaf Book Group LLC and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of Fly, Fly Again. I was under no obligation to review this book and my opinion is freely given.Jenny is a young girl who dreams of flying and, instead of waiting until she is older, decides to design a flying machine. As her neighbor and her pet hawk look on, will Jenny be able to take the principles that she has learned about flying to make her dreams come true?There is a lot to like about this children’s book, as it is well illustrated and depicts a young girl aspiring to make a career in a science field. I liked how the author uses principles of lift and aerodynamics, telling the story in a way that children would understand. The biggest negative to the book is the author’s attempt at rhyming, as it is a detraction to the story. Fly, Fly Again would have been monumentally more effective with the story following a natural progression of words, instead of a forced rhythm. This is a charming book and would be a great addition to classroom and public libraries, as well as children’s bookshelves at home.
This children’s picture book has a charming rhyme scheme to introduce concepts of flight in a fanciful manner. Jenny acts on her interest in flight by observing nature, learning facts, and teaming up with her friend to design and create a flying machine. The authors have used simple, memorable language and cooperative characters to promote the lessons described above. The illustrations are bright, colorful, and attractive and show the story along with the words.Jenny watches a hawk to see how natural flight works in birds, and then experiments with craft materials and toys to devise a flying machine. As she continues to figure out what makes flight work, she “falls” into her neighbor boy Jude’s yard. Jude shares her interest and together they work on a controlled flight and even bigger dreams of space.Charmingly illustrated with exotic animal friends, Fly, Fly Again is a good story to introduce basic flight vocabulary and teach young children the importance of dreaming big, teamwork, and persistence.
FLY, FLY AGAIN is a wonderful book filled with colorful and engaging images. However, it is the message behind the book that I was drawn to. The idea of never giving up and not letting your failures define you is definitely something to share with our kids at a young age. Jenny and Jude show the readers how to attack a problem head-on using engineering, but it is done in a kid-friendly way that makes it entertaining as well. All in all, this is a delightful book with a positive message as well as a little STEM on the side. Loved it!
This is a wonderfully illustrated picture book about persistence. With hard work, effort, a good spirit, and assistance, anything is possible. I felt the rhyme was off. I also thought the font and text sizing were plain and misplaced. Other than that, this book was enjoyable. I read this via NetGalley, courtesy of the publisher. |
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