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High Flight
A Story of World War II
By Granfield, Linda & Martchenko, Michael
- ISBN
- 978-0-88776-469-1
- Publisher
- Toronto, Ont. ; Tundra Books, c1999.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2000
Gr 5-8 John Magee's poem, "High Flight," has been an inspiration to pilots ever since its publication during World War II. This picture-book biography of Magee presents a straightforward account of the 19-year-old American pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, who was killed when his plane collided with another craft after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Three months earlier, he sent this poem to his family, who shared it with others, and soon it became widely known...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
