Flight: The Journey of Charles Lindbergh
by Robert Burleigh
Picture book · ages 6–10 · grades 1–5 · 520L · 32 pages · 1997
Why we'd hand it over
A poetic, precisely illustrated account of the Spirit of St. Louis flight that captures both the wonder and genuine peril of early aviation without melodrama — the language is sophisticated enough to reward a strong reader aloud.