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We will then brainstorm some differences and compare the design of the wind flyers to modern day jets. After doing this, I will allow my students to get into groups and make their own jets paper airplanes. I will project multiple examples of different jets on the board and let them pick which one they want to construct. I will call small groups to the front of the room to launch their planes. Students will use a measuring tool to measure the distance and record the information on a graph.
Sep 29, Kaytlyn Witcher added it Shelves: It tells the story about a great-great African American uncle that loved to fly, the inviting sensation he got from clouds is what he enjoyed most. All he ever wanted to do was fly, he jumped off barns to fly, he paid money to fly in a plane as a co-pilot, and when he was old enough he enlisted into the Air Force. However, they were all thrilled when his plane took off that first time from the red Alabama dirt.
He protected his planes that went up in the air, but sometimes they never came back. I would use this book when teaching about WW2 and the important heroes of that time. This book represents an accurate image of how African American men were first denied positions in the military, and then were accepted because they were the only men signing up to do the job this was evidence of stereotyping in this book. Unfortunately, these men were not all recognized for their heroism, but this book shows the impact they had on in World War 2 and their bravery to fly in such dangerous air.
I would honor these men that fought for our country. This book will not only show the importance of these wars but also how American citizens pledged their life to our country. Mar 30, Ethelen V. This troop was not only unique because they were all black but because they were the only escort fighter pilot troop that never lost a single bomber plane they protected. The story is shared between an uncle and his nephew. They share a love for flying. The uncle who was initia Johnson, A. The uncle who was initially a crop duster in Alabama, later became a Tuskegee Airman.
While facing much racism, these men fought for the country that saw them as inferior to most and until recently became a forgotten part of history. This story is beautifully written as a poem. The illustrations are intricate and exquisite, extending the text. They are authentic for the time period and are a key part to the story. This book would make a great addition to an elementary classroom. It can be used as a read aloud to younger students to introduce history in an easy to understand tone as well as encourage young students love for planes. For the older students, it is can be used as a read aloud or independent reader for history.
Apr 25, Karissa Kelly added it Shelves: A great-great-nephew tells the story of his great-great-uncle flying as a Tuskegee wind flyer. Uncle was always interested in flying. He would jump off chicken coops and barns, flap his arms, and fall into hay just to feel like he was flying. When he was eleven, he got to go up in a flying barnstormer, and he never wanted to come down. As he got older, Uncle joined the nd as a Tuskegee Airman. He shows pictures of his wind flyer from the war days to his nephew.
Then, sometimes, he takes his nephew up in his wind flyer because the wind is magical. This book was alright, but I think I enjoyed the pictures more than I liked the story. Although I did find it interesting to learn about the nd Pursuit Squadron, I've honestly never heard of it. The writer Angela Johnston did do a good job of writing a story that is understandable for kids, and the illustrator, Loren Long, did an amazing job on her illustrations.
They were really beautiful.
Overall, I think this book would be a good read, just because it pertains to history. Other than that though, I don't know if I would recommend reading Wind Flyers. Mar 29, Elizabeth Woodruff rated it it was amazing Shelves: This book is about a young boys uncle and his dream of flying. His uncle had always wanted to fly a plane since he was five years old. The young boys uncle became a Tuskegee Airman when he was older. Since he was African American, not many squadrons wanted him and his friends. As time went by he had finally become a wind flyer. A Tuskegee wind flyer. The young boy's uncle tells about all the adventures he had flying as a wind flyer.
Sometimes his uncle would take him up in the air to fly upon th This book is about a young boys uncle and his dream of flying. Sometimes his uncle would take him up in the air to fly upon the magical wind. I loved reading this book! I had never really heard of the Tuskegee Wind Flyers before so ths book taught me a little bit! I love books about flying so this book was very enjoyable for me.
I would say this is a must read! I would use this book to read with a lesson about WWII. These Tuskegee Airmen were heroes. You could even ask your students about their grandfathers or great-grandfathers to see if they were involved in WWII like the young boy's uncle in the book. You could have many text-world stories.
This book has great illustrations that would be very appealing to young children. Jan 28, Safina rated it it was amazing Shelves: A young African American boy tells the story of his uncle who always wanted to fly. Uncle jumps from the top of the chicken coop and then from the barn and one day he becomes a Tuskegee Flyer in the war. He comes back and becomes a crop duster, because this job allows him to continue flying. The story is set in the time before during and after the Second World War, when African Americans were reluctantly taken in to the army and given more responsibility and respect.
It is told i Summary: It is told in language easily accessible to young children and focuses on the experience of flying rather than the war. It does highlight the political change of equality for people of color, specifically African Americans. While the language may be simple for fourth graders I would still recommend it because of it 19s historical content and theme of personal perseverance.
May 01, Cheriee Weichel rated it it was amazing Shelves: I'm in awe of the creators of this book. A young girl tells the story of her great, great uncle, a man who was was passionate about flying as a child. He was a pilot with the Tuskegee Airman during the war, and a crop duster afterwards. It's the uncle's experiences that compel us to read - his passion for flying, his challenges during the war, and at the same time as we learn about him, this book takes on powerful issues. Only four squadrons like us," he I'm in awe of the creators of this book.
Only four squadrons like us," he says, touching his mahogany face. When I ask him if it was a big war, Uncle says, "They all are. But that's over now If the one doesn't take your breath away, the other will. So much is revealed in a few words or an image. I'm telling you, these two artists have as much magic in them as the air does. From my blog at http: Sep 20, Lindsay Wallace rated it it was amazing Shelves: One of his enemies is looking out for him, but will this be enough or will Rider be crushed by his father?
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In The Wanderers we meet Rider. He is the son of Thorn, the leader of the Wanderers. He seems to delight in abusing his son.
Rider too was born with a special gift and his father was not. His father wanted to raise his son different than he was raised. He too had an abusive father. He perceives his son's gift as a weakness. Rider is able to communicate with the animals. After a public whipping, Rider runs away from home. This is all it takes for his father to decide he must be killed as a traitor. Rider helps a young girl named Net escape from those who are hunting her. What is the true destiny if Timo, Dino and Val?
I actually really enjoyed this book. I was captured by the characters and their lives and what would happen to them. Very interesting book, am excited to see how this trilogy ends up. I would like to thank Goodreads. It was very nice of the author to include the first two books of the trilogy in with the copy of the new book Vita to the winners of the draw. Nov 24, Sandra Stiles rated it it was amazing Shelves: It is going to be very difficult to wait for the final book in this trilogy.
The author takes the reader into a world where two types of people live. In The Flyers, we learn about Timo and his people. They are born with wings and live in the mountains. For years they been taught the Wanderers are their enemies. For the past few years babies with no wings have been born to Flyers.
The sentence is death. They throw the infants off of a cliff. This is because they hate the Wanderers. What they must It is going to be very difficult to wait for the final book in this trilogy. What they must learn is that there are enemies among their own people.
Wardor is such an enemy. He hates those with "the gift". He is not one of them. He sets out to create a war and destroy those he has no control over. What I found interesting is that he is jealous of fourteen year old Timo. Wardor hated Timo's father. Timo knows he has the "gift", as did his father. He is able to communicate with the wind.
He has kept a large part of it secret from others, yet they see there is something special about him. He has a best friend named Dino who finds himself in trouble when he helps Timo do something they know they are not allowed to do. Timo is almost killed. While healing and waiting to go before the counsel to learn his fate, Timo runs into Val.
She is another Flyer he has secretly admired. Val is in the Halls of Healing because her mother gave birth to a child without wings. They have been told the baby died, but she has heard and seen things to the contrary. She has gifts of her own. When Wardor learns the secret the elders have been keeping from the people, they take the elders hostage and declare war.
Now it is up to Timo and his friends, along with the Rescue Flyers to use the gifts they were born with to help their people. For Timo that means learning things that will be painful to bear. Want to know what the secrets are? Jan 21, Karina rated it liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The author has kindly sent me signed copy of this book and the other two in the trilogy. The premise is interesting, the plotting and pacing excellent.
It ends on a sort-of cliffhanger, but not as bad as some -- just makes you want to read the next one! There are some rough points with writing; that principle of "show, don't tell" is broken page 1: The villain feels a bit like caricature. If the story wasn't told in 3rd person omniscient I could disregar The author has kindly sent me signed copy of this book and the other two in the trilogy.
If the story wasn't told in 3rd person omniscient I could disregard it, but it is and there is very little justification given, what drives Wardor. Every villain feels they are in the right; we don't hear his side much. The hero is too special. First we find out that he flies; but that's common for these people Flyers. But he has a special gift for flying; about 60 people have that sort of gift - selected Rescue Flyers.
But he is more special yet - he and 2 of his friends were born during particular alignment of planets and moon, and inherit the special gifts of their ancestors. But wait, there is more - he now transforms, he is a direct descendant of the first Flyer, and he gains the Spirit Knowledge and changes eye color and gains four values of Wisdom, Character, Discipline and Maturity.
I was fine until that last transformation which takes it over the top. So he matures supernaturally?
That is summarization of the main idea of this book. The story and characters are all very original, and very well developed. This would be a wonderful book to read during black history month or when learning about WWII. Timo, Val, Dino, Aldor and a few others barely escape. This story about a young man who became part of the Tuskegee Airmen is simple and good for younger children.
How can we relate who have to mature all by our own effort, by making choices. Dec 29, Donald rated it really liked it. I could hardly put this book down once I began reading it! It is an exciting, suspenseful, well-written book. Neubert, a Canadian author, weaves a tale that is enchanting and that leaves the reader wanting more. It is a story that centers on a world that has been divided because of prejudices and old animosities. This world is divided among those born with wings, the Flyers and those born without wings, the Wanderers.
In this first book of a three-part series, we meet three young Flyers, Tim I could hardly put this book down once I began reading it! In this first book of a three-part series, we meet three young Flyers, Timo, Val, and Dino upon whose shoulders it falls to try and overcome dissension and war in the world of the Flyers with the greater goal of making peace with the Wanderers. There are many life lessons built into this book, for adults as well as young people, without the book being preachy.
It would be a great read for a book club for young people or for the classroom. As I read the book, I kept thinking that this book would make a great movie or a great illustrated novel. I can't wait to read the next two books in the series. Aug 01, Kathryn Cooper rated it liked it.
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This was a good book. The plot was so interesting that it kept me reading. Timo was 14 and a flyer. A flyer was a human with wings on their back. How cool is that?! I don't know about you, but I've always thought flying would be the best super hero power. So, the fact that the characters had wings really kept me reading. The narration switched around to different characters, but mostly stayed with Timo.
The dialog and narrative was awkward for some reason. Some parts just felt stiff. On the other This was a good book. On the other hand there were some really beautifully written parts as well. By the end of the book I was left wanting to know what happened next. Dec 31, Nawnee rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: I won this book in a contest on Goodreads. Once I finally sat down and started reading this book it was hard to put down.
The story is refreshing without a lot of teenage drama or romantic triangles. The Author kept it at a fine line between this fantastic world where people are born with wings and the controversy of what happens when they aren't. I don't want to ruin the story for those of you who haven't read it so I won't go into to much detail, but this is defiantly a book I would pick out f I won this book in a contest on Goodreads. I don't want to ruin the story for those of you who haven't read it so I won't go into to much detail, but this is defiantly a book I would pick out for a Young Adult book group or one I would buy for my nephews and my kids as a present.
I think this book would appeal to a wide age group and I can't wait to read the next book by this author. Dec 15, Clair rated it liked it Shelves: It's got all the right archetypes, an overarching threat presented by a big bad villain, a fantasy setting, a conflict, and character development. Timo is the spunky protagonist of the novel, and much like a manga hero, he's extremely talented, but incredibly rambunctious.
His father died when he was young and our main villain may have had a hand in it. Timo's friends are bookish and fearful Dino, and equally-determined female flyer Val. In the first part of the story, Timo, against the wishes of his friend Dino, attempts to take flight off the highest cliff in the mountain, and barely survives the attempt despite discovering his talents for sensing the currents of the wind and being able to 'speak' to the element itself. He's spending a lot of time in the infirmary working on physiotherapy, when he gets to know his classmate Val a little better, and discovers what kind of evil is afoot.
Val is also gifted, in that she joins a squadron of advanced flyers at a young age. Speaking of flying, I loved the use of flight mechanics in this story! Actually talking about the currents of the wind and the correct way to fly in them Oliver Neubert is indeed very descriptive when it comes to settings, and only a few times did the prose take on a violet colour.
I'm going to be sure to take a look at the next two books in the trilogy, because I'm actually rather curious as to how the conflict between the Flyers and the Wanderers arose, especially after reading the preview for the second book. However, I do have my hang-ups about The Winds of Life. Firstly, Timo is kind of a bland character for me. He does grow up and become the best of the best, but I just didn't find him interesting in the slightest. It was a nice lesson that he had to pay for his mistakes at the beginning of the novel, but for the next part of the book, it's just discovering things he didn't know about his father, the council, and training to become a better flyer.
It got to the point where I much preferred the interactions between the other characters.
The villain didn't really do much for me. He abuses his power as a councilor and may have also had a hand in the death of our main character's father and for that reason he doesn't like Timo very much And even though the other council members are suspicious of him, they still keep him in power? And within three or four pages he managed to rally the entire population who live in the mountains. It's not brainwashing or another form of crowd manipulation, he pretty much just makes an announcement that the old government is corrupt, he's declared there shall be no government from now on, and he will be ruler.
I just think he could have been done so much better! The dialogue is also a huge detriment to this novel. I understand that in this fantasy world, speech patterns might be a little different, but a lot of the time, I felt like I was reading the script of a martial arts movie that has been poorly dubbed in English. A few too many sentences were written without contractions and linguistically, it got on my nerves a little. Info-dumping was also an occasional problem.
Nevertheless, the book is really, really good.