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Wind Flyers

by Angela Johnson | illustrated by Loren Long

Note: October 20, 2007, join Loren and a group of local Tuskegee Airmen at Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport for a Wind Flyers book signing. See the calendar page.

All he ever wanted to do was fly.

Three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and New York Times bestselling illustrator Loren Long invite readers to ponder a band of undercelebrated World War II heroes — the Tuskegee Airmen.

With fleeting prose and transcendent imagery, this book by the masterful author/artist duo reveals how a boy’s love of flight takes him on a journey from the dusty dirt roads of Alabama to the war-torn skies of Europe and into the hearts of those who are only now beginning to understand the part these brave souls played in the history of America.

See Loren’s original sketches and
finished paintings for this book >

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (January 9, 2007)
ISBN-10: 068984879X
ISBN-13: 978-0689848797
Dimensions: 9.5 x 11 x 0.4 inches

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