  | Let's fly : Barrington Irving's record-breaking flight around the world Author: Irving, Barrington | |
| Price: $23.78 | ||
Summary:
The true story of Barrington Irving, the record-breaking Jamaican American pilot who built his own plane and flew around the world in it.
| Added Entry - Personal Name: | Stiefel, Chana |
| Illustrator: | Knight-Justice, Shamar |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (11/01/24)
School Library Journal (00/09/24)
Booklist (09/01/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 09/01/2024 Writing in high-octane language, the first Black pilot (and at the time, in 2007, the youngest) to fly solo around the world looks back to the mentorship of a commercial pilot who inspired him to study for his pilot’s license and challenged him to give back. Hoping himself to inspire future generations, he started an after-school program, built his own aircraft from donated parts, and set out on the historic flight. Though his itinerary is mapped out in an illustration and all 26 stops in 12 countries are listed, he actually writes only of being in the air—where “wicked gusts shook my plane like a saltshaker” and his fingers turned blue in the cold—and then ends with a triumphant landing. An afterword and time line supply more detail about his flight and his subsequent work with young people; Knight-Justice depicts him in a heroic mold, as a solitary young dreamer posing with supporters and airplanes. Irving’s 2012 memoir, Touch the Sky, and other sources in the bibliography will lead readers to the full story of this uncommon aviator. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
