Jumbo: The Making of the Boeing 747

Description

In 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." There was only one problem. It couldn't fly. Yet. Jumbo details the story of the world's first wide-body passenger jet, which could hold more people than any other jet at the time. The Boeing 747 introduced new technologies to the aviation industry and played a pivotal role in middle class families affording travel overseas. With an innovative design, the Jumbo jet took its first flight on January 22, 1970, taking passengers from New York to Paris in seven hours.

Chris Gall earned a degree in fine arts from the University of Arizona and is the author and illustrator of a dozen acclaimed books, including Dinotrux, a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year, The Littlest Train, and Dog Vs. Cat. He is also the author of Go For the Moon, a nonfiction account of the Apollo moon landing. Chris lives in Tucson, Arizona.

In a properly lap- and eye-filling format (it has a 2-foot wingspan), a soaring tribute to the 'Queen of the Skies.' [...] A blast from the past, sure to transport fans of all things big and loud. - Kirkus, starred review This handsome volume delivers a good deal of information about the world's first jumbo jet, the Boeing 747... An intriguing book for any kid who is passionate (or even a little curious) about planes. - Booklist, starred review Gall's attention to detail dazzles. - Publishers Weekly This informative picture book is a fantastic purchase for all libraries and is destined to be loved by young airplane enthusiasts. - School Library Journal Praise for Go for the Moon: A Rocket, A Boy, and the First Moon Landing 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. - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Gall balances densely explanatory pages with wide-angle scenes filled with tension and drama. - The New York Times 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. - Kirkus [Gall's] enthusiasm for rocketry shines brightly in loving attention to hardware detail in the art, with human participants rendered as merely necessary adjuncts. - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Recommended for science classes and school and public library collections. - School Library Journal The large trim size places the focus on the richly colored illustrations, which chart and diagram each phase of the journey and return. - Booklist