Animals in Flight: A Brilliantly Illustrated Book About Wings, Birds, and Butterflies for Children

by Robin Page, Steve Jenkins (Illustrator)

Wings carry tiny insects, fluttering butterflies, backyard birds, and they even propelled some dinosaurs up and through the skies. Find out how, when, and why birds and beasts have taken to the air, and discover how wings work in this informative and brilliantly illustrated book about flight.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Nonfiction, Science, Nature, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 29, 2001

Reviews

[Lara Ivey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This beautifully illustrated book about animals that fly will hold your attention for hours. Each page is filled with information on many levels. You have a basic fact as well as more detailed information for those who are ready for more. Definitely a great book to share with almost any age.

Art: Using a similar technique to the “cut paper collage” in this book, try your hand at it with an animal from this story or one of your choice.

Math: Get our your measuring tools! There are many facts shared about the size of the animals. When given specific measurements, pull out the rulers, yard sticks, and tape measures to bring these facts to life!

Science: Make paper airplanes (decorated as birds if you’d like) and see how far you can fly them. See if the different designs play a factor in distance, etc.

[Kendall Conley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars. This book is all about the different animals that can fly. This book even shows animals such as flying squirrels and goes into how they are not necessarily flying animals, but they are gliders. My favorite page is the one that has the bat on it. This page shows a lot of detail in the wings and the face as well as some full body images of the animal. I like that it is not just the pictures, but the words also go into detail about the different aspects of the wings and the animals themselves. I think this would be a great book to incorporate into a classroom for learning purposes. It overall is an amazing book and I strongly suggest reading it.

[Charles Harold · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun and informative book about how different animals are able to achieve flight

The reader is brought a fun journey using Jenkins art and Pages word to understand the basics of natural flight. It examines all sorts of creatures, from insects to birds to bats, along with explaining Glider Animals and why they don't count as flyers.

Its a very fun read and if you enjoy learning more about the world around us and how it works, check this book out

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book about birds and how they fly!!! Has a small portion about evolution.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book about animals that fly. Can be used for younger children as well as having more detailed information for older children.

[༺Kiki༻ · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Karin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another beautifully done picture book! I guess I only do reviews on the picture books that I really like, so if they're in my shelve then kudos to the authors and illustrators.

As for this particular book- it's non-fiction and tells the story of flight thru the millennia, starting with insects and dinosaur-type birds and ending with facts about the wonderful birds we have today. The basic story line is great for pre-schoolers; my animal-loving 7 yr old enjoyed the facts and info that went along with each page and liked the pictures too. There are even more facts at the back of the book for a real bird-lover.

The artwork is excellent! All the birds and flying animal pictures were done with layered paper. They are gorgeous and very detailed.

[Cindi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gives an overview of the history of flight (i.e. evolution), basics on how flight is possible, and some amazing facts about animals that fly (speed records, wingspan records, etc.) As always, Steve Jenkins produces a wonderful non-fiction book that is entertaining, beautiful, and informative. I would have liked to see a little more information in this book. We've got another one here on flight by Nic Bishop that may fill the gaps!

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chock full of fascinating facts and gorgeous collages. They did it yet again.

[Caren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the work of Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Informative and fun.