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* Read * Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Violet the Pilot The message is what you make it I think it's adorable. I know some reviewers dislike that the main character has no friends, but honestly, most scientists, engineers and inventors are introverts and only allow a few people into their circle anyway. I didn't find it inaccurate, being that way myself.Violet gets made fun of by the kids at school for being different. And then she shows them up. Sticking with what you enjoy and i. A Musf Have for Your Library My A Musf Have for Your Library Betsy S.
| Title | : | Violet the Pilot |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.21 (597 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0425288196 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-27 |
| Language | : | English |
--Rebecca Jensen . This will make a great read-aloud; take it on a trip, and youngsters will happily follow along. From Booklist Breen’s newest picture book accompanies a young girl and her trusty canine companion, Orville, on a trial-and-error journey into the world of flight. Grades 1-3. In the end, however, she achieves her goal—though it’s not her acrobatics and engineering skills that win her recognition but her quick thinking and valor. Breen makes good use of both comedy and perspective in action-packed pictures that show Violet and Orville looping it up in a variety of wacky flying ships. Hoping to wow the town and win friends with her talents, she builds a plane and enters an air show, only to be waylaid en route to the competition. Violet, whose creativity and love of all things mechanical alienate her from the kids at school, is passionate about flying
Steve Breen is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the San Diego Union Tribune. He has also written and illustrated several popular picture books, including Pug and Doug, Violet the Pilot, and Stick. Steve lives in San Diego, California, with his wife and six children.
The message is what you make it I think it's adorable. I know some reviewers dislike that the main character has no friends, but honestly, most scientists, engineers and inventors are introverts and only allow a few people into their circle anyway. I didn't find it inaccurate, being that way myself.Violet gets made fun of by the kids at school for being different. And then she shows them up. Sticking with what you enjoy and i. A Musf Have for Your Library My A Musf Have for Your Library Betsy S. Brown My 4 year old granddaughter just loved it and wanted me to read it to her over and over again. Violet is a strong, female.character who has interests in non-traditional activities. This book shows Violet building airplanes using found junk from her father's junkyard. Violet follows her dreams and in the end is successful.. year old granddaughter just loved it and wanted me to read it to her over and over again. Violet is a strong, female.character who has interests in non-traditional activities. This book shows Violet building airplanes using found junk from her father's junkyard. Violet follows her dreams and in the end is successful.. Could use more gender equality (in illustrations) It's a cute story. It read well, but the characters at the end! Why did the mayor, fire chief, police and reporter/photographer have to all be male?? This completely contradicts the "girls can do anything" too message of Violet's adventure. Come on Steve!
Maybe she could earn their respect by winning the blue ribbon in the upcoming Air Show. A classic underdog story that's up-in-the-air, by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Steve Breen.By the time she's two years old, Violet Van Winkle can fix nearly any appliance in the house. The kids at school tease her, but they have no idea what she's capable of. It'll fly right into your heart."An engaging story of a spunky girl who follows her dreamsViolet is a terrific role model."--School Library Journal. And by eight she's building elaborate flying machines from scratch—mind-boggling contraptions such as the Tubbubbler, the Bicycopter, and the Wing-a-ma-jig. Or maybe something even better will happen—something
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