[LM_NET] The Hallelujah Flight

[Cheryl Whitmore Stevens <cwstevens@EARTHLINK.NET>]

Bildner, Phil. Hallelujah Flight, The. Holyfield, John. 2009. 32pp. $16.99. Putnam 
Publishing Group. 9780399247897.

K-4. The Hallelujah Flight tells the story of the first Black aviator to fly cross 
country. James Banning and co-pilot Thomas Allen set out with a beat up old plane 
that could barely make it off the ground, and, once in the air could barely stay 
up. James Banning had an interesting method of getting spare parts, food and 
gasoline. Anyone who helped them with these items could sign their names on the 
wing of the aircraft. When they finally reached New Jersey 21 days later, they 
received a heros welcome in Harlem. Unfortunately their place in history has been 
lost, with only two books written about their flight. Phil Bildner has tried to 
fill that gap and bring them back into our history books with The Hallellujah 
Flight. The book is informative and humorous, but does not flow as easily as it 
might. The illustrations complement the text well and capture the mood of the 
journey. In spite of this, and due to the subject of the book, I would highly 
recommend this book since it may inspire more in-depth research into this subject 
area.
Highly Recommended.

Cheryl Whitmore Stevens
Library Media Specialist


Cheryl Whitmore Stevens, MLS, MA Ed. Psych
Library Media Specialist
Mansfield, CT 06250
cwstevens@earthlink.net

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