Up & Down: The Adventures of John Jeffries, First American to Fly (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781580898126)

The incomparable Don Brown chronicles the ballooning misadventures of John Jeffries, scientist and aviation pioneer.

Swept up by the European ballooning craze of the 1780s, Dr. John Jeffries longed to become the first person to fly across the English Channel. But first he had to outwit a rascally copilot, keep the balloon from bursting, and avoid crashing into the sea. The good doctor's quick-thinking solutions will surprise young readers--and keep them giggling. Orbis Pictus and Sibert Honor winner Don Brown tells this quirky true story with his usual accuracy and heart.

Author: Don Brown
ISBN-10: 1580898122
ISBN-13: 9781580898126
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Language: English
Published: 06/12/2018
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.80w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 196942 / Up & Down: The Adventures of John Jeffries, First American to Fly


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2018
School Library Journal 06/01/2018 pg. 97
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2018
Booklist 06/01/2018 pg. 80
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Don Brown is the author and illustrator of more than two dozen books for young readers, including Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, an Orbis Pictus Award winner and a Sibert Honor book. He has been widely praised for his resonant storytelling and expressive watercolor paintings that evoke the excitement, humor, pain, and joy of lives lived with passion. School Library Journal has called him a current pacesetter who has put the finishing touches on the standards for storyographies.