{"product_id":"jumbo-chris-gall-9781250155801","title":"Jumbo: The Making of the Boeing 747","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the 50th anniversary of the Boeing 747's first commercial flight, a picture book about the development of the iconic passenger plane and how it changed the history of air travel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1968, the biggest passenger jet the world had ever seen premiered in Everett, Washington. The giant plane was called the Boeing 747, but reporters named it \"the Jumbo jet.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere was only one problem. It couldn't fly. Yet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJumbo \u003c\/i\u003edetails the story of the world's first wide body passenger jet, which could hold more people than any other plane at the time and played a pivotal role in allowing middle class families to afford overseas travel. Author and illustrator Chris Gall, himself a licensed pilot, shows how an innovative design, hard work by countless people, and ground-breaking engineering put the Jumbo jet in the air. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn January 22, 1970, the Boeing 747 made it's first transatlantic flight, taking passengers from New York to Paris in seven hours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Gall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250155800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250155801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Roaring Brook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 12.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e509881 \/ Jumbo: The Making of the Boeing 747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2020 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2020 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/20\/2020","brand":"Chris Gall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049558405375,"sku":"9781250155801","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9badecd3-781c-442f-8317-7062b07e6425.jpg?v=1685002200","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jumbo-chris-gall-9781250155801","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}