{"product_id":"9781250155801","title":"Jumbo : The Making of the Boeing 747","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eJumbo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Chris Gall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere was only one problem. It couldn’t fly. Yet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn January 22, 1970, the Boeing 747 made it's first transatlantic flight, taking passengers from New York to Paris in seven hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In a properly lap- and eye-filling format (it has a 2-foot wingspan), a soaring tribute to the 'Queen of the Skies.' [...] \u003cb\u003eA blast from the past, sure to transport fans of all things big and loud.\u003c\/b\u003e\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This handsome volume delivers a good deal of information about the world’s first jumbo jet, the Boeing 747... An intriguing book \u003cb\u003efor any kid who is passionate (or even a little curious) about planes\u003c\/b\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eGall’s attention to detail dazzles\u003c\/b\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This informative picture book is a fantastic purchase for all libraries and is\u003cb\u003e destined to be loved \u003c\/b\u003eby young airplane enthusiasts.\" - \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eGo for the Moon: A Rocket, A Boy, and the First Moon Landing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gall uses approachable analogies to illuminate STEAM concepts, and an author’s note recalls Gall’s experience watching the moon landing as a child, further personalizing this edifying and heartfelt story.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review  \u003cbr\u003e\"Gall balances densely explanatory pages with wide-angle scenes filled with tension and drama.\" - T\u003ci\u003ehe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"The final double-page spread is a stunning, vertiginous view of the boy's next generation of homemade rockets lifting off. A solid addition to the growing collection of fine volumes about Apollo 11.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Gall's] enthusiasm for rocketry shines brightly in loving attention to hardware detail in the art, with human participants rendered as merely necessary adjuncts.\" - \u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Recommended for science classes and school and public library collections.\" - \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The large trim size places the focus on the richly colored illustrations, which chart and diagram each phase of the journey and return.\" - \u003ci\u003eBooklist  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250155801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Roaring Brook Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40717515555022,"sku":"9781250155801","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_d016bc9f-ecfb-4398-82ff-66251e34f0cd.jpg?v=1641014979","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250155801","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}