- 그림작가 소피 블랙올 (Sophie Blackall)
- 글작가 Matthew Olshan
- 출판사 패러, 스트라우스 앤 지루 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux / FSG)
- 페이지40 쪽
- 발행일2016-10-11
- 수상내역
책 내용
In the year and a half since the flight of the first manned balloon in 1783, an Italian has flown, a Scot has flown, a woman has flown, even a sheep has flown. But no one has flown from one country to another. John Jeffries, an Englishman, and his pilot, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a Frenchman, want to be the first. On January 7, 1785, they set out to cross the English Channel to France in a balloon. All seemed to be going fine, until Jeffries decides the balloon looks too fat and adjusts the air valve―how hard could it be? Too bad he drops the wrench over the side of the aerial car. With no way to adjust the valve, the balloon begins to sink. Jeffries and Blanchard throw as much as they can overboard―until there is nothing left, not even their clothes. Luckily, they come up with a clever (and surprising) solution that saves the day. A VOYAGE IN THE CLOUDS from Matthew Olshan and Sophie Blackall is a journey that will keep kids laughing the whole way.
출판사 보도자료
From School Library Journal K-Gr 3—One remarkable milestone on the path to flight was the first manned balloon trip, which occurred in 1783. Up to that point, no one had accomplished a trip between countries, so Dr. John Jeffries (English) and Jean-Pierre Blanchard (French) decided to be the first. Jeffries and Blanchard allowed their competitive spirit to come between them until the trip had a few precarious moments; once they faced possible disaster, they quickly began working as a team to successfully cross the English Channel into France. The illustrations vary from traditional to graphic novel-style at points, using panels and dialogue balloons. Olshan establishes suspense as the two encounter problems and danger during their voyage, and children will want to keep reading and learning more about this historic trip. An author's note discusses the true details incorporated in the story and explains the creative license taken. VERDICT A delightful tale that will captivate elementary students with comedy, suspense, and beautiful illustrations.—April Sanders, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL
일러스트레이터 소개
소피 블랙올은 브루클린에 거주하는 호주 출신 작가입니다. 그녀는 아이비와 빈 시리즈를 포함하여 45권이 넘는 어린이 책에 그림을 그렸으며, 2016년 《파인딩 위니》와 2019년 《헬로 라이트하우스》로 랜돌프 칼데콧상을 두 번 수상했습니다. 또한 성인을 위한 책을 쓰고 그림을 그리기도 했습니다. 블랙올은 애니 배로우즈, 케이트 디카밀로, 룩사나 칸, 메그 로소프, 주디스 비오르스트 등 많은 유명 작가들과 협업해 왔습니다. 그녀의 삽화는 뉴욕 타임스, 월스트리트 저널, 워싱턴 포스트, 뉴욕시 교통국(MTA), MoMA 디자인 스토어 등에 실렸습니다. 그녀는 유니세프와 세이브 더 칠드런과 협력하여 국제적인 보건 및 문해력 증진 활동을 펼치는 예술가이자 옹호자로 활동했습니다.