Children's Nonfiction Aviation
Scamper and the Airplane Thief
- Publisher
- Midtown Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2020
- Category
- Aviation
- Recommended Age
- 6 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- 1 to 3
- Recommended Reading age
- 6 to 8
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781988242279
- Publish Date
- Mar 2020
- List Price
- $9.99
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780988110199
- Publish Date
- Mar 2018
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
When a student at the flight school runs away with the little Luscombe 8f for a joyride, it is up to the small training plane to show courage, determination, and quick thinking to save the day. In Scamper and the Airplane Thief, our small seaplane will introduce the reader to flight’s dos and don’ts through the pilot’s actions. Learn the basics of flight through reading.
About the authors
Danielle S. Marcotte is a bilingual children’s book author and retired journalist. For more than thirty years, she was Radio-Canada radio host and producer, interviewing countless artists, political figures, and citizens from all walks of life. As of 2024, she has published fifteen books for young readers and translated four children's titles. She has also written a few short stories as well as articles for French and English magazines and newspapers. She is a member of La Société Historique Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. An avid traveller, she often visits her native Quebec, as well as Atlantic Canada, the Yukon, and Japan.
Danielle S. Marcotte's profile page
Based in the Outaouais region, Paul Roux is an illustrator and author of over 50 books. His creations have been the subject of solo and group exhibitions in Québec, Ontario, and Belgium. He has received several awards and distinctions, notably at the Festival de la bande dessinée francophone de Québec (The Québec City Francophone Comics Festival).
