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Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
historical fiction
Copyright Year
1983-01-01
Page Count
48
Publisher
Puffin Books
Grade Level
K - 3rd
ISBN
9780140507294
Lexile
460L
Themes
biography

The Glorious Flight: Across The Channel With Louis Bleriot, July 5, 1909

Written by Alice and Martin Provensen and Illustrated by Alice Provensen
Alice and Martin Provensen tell the amazing story of Louis Bleriot's historic first flight across the English Channel.
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Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
historical fiction
Copyright Year
1983-01-01
Page Count
48
Publisher
Puffin Books
Grade Level
K - 3rd
ISBN
9780140507294
Lexile
460L
Themes
biography
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