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by Chris Gall (Author), Chris Gall (Illustrator)
For the 50th anniversary of the Boeing 747's first commercial flight, a picture book about the development of the iconic passenger plane and how it changed the history of air travel.
In 1968, the biggest passenger jet the world had ever seen premiered in Everett, Washington. The giant plane was called the Boeing 747, but reporters named it "the Jumbo jet."
Author Biography
Chris Gall earned a degree in fine arts from the University of Arizona and is the author and illustrator of a dozen acclaimed books, including Dinotrux, a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year, The Littlest Train, Dog Vs. Cat, and Go For the Moon. Chris lives in Tucson, Arizona.
Number of Pages: 48
Dimensions: 0.6 x 10.1 x 12.1 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 04, 2020
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Jumbo: The Making of the Boeing 747
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 0.5
