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The Glorious Flight

The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Blériot is a children's picture book written by Alice and Martin Provensen. The book is a biography of the French aviator Louis Blériot, who built the Blériot XI and flew it across the English Channel in 1909. Released by Viking Press, in 1983, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1984.

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  • 1983 children's books
  • American picture books
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  • Caldecott Medal–winning works
  • Children's book stubs
  • Children's books about aviation
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  • Viking Press books