How We Fly - by Sara Levine (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A lovely nonfiction picture book about how flight works, expressed in simple, poetic terms accessible to the very youngest readers

We fly . . . over fields and houses and cities,
over continents and oceans,
across the room or from leaf to leaf.

But how do we fly? From birds and bats and bugs, to tiny seeds and huge airplanes, this primer on the very basic mechanics of flight gently reveals the science behind wings and how they help us fly, while connecting our physiology to that of flying creatures. How We Fly poetically opens early elementary children's eyes to how evolution and imagination have shaped the forms flight takes today. With sublime artwork and thorough and engaging backmatter, including an interactive activity and more in-depth explanations of the physics and anatomy behind flying, How We Fly empowers kids to engage with their connection to the natural, technological, and imaginative world.

About the Author

Sara Levine is a veterinarian, science educator, and the acclaimed author of many picture books, including The Animals Would Not Sleep, Flower Talk, How to Say Hello, and A Terrible Place for a Nest, as well as several books in the Animal by Animal series, among them Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons. Her titles have received such awards and accolades as the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize, Beehive Book Award, Cook Prize Honor, and the Mathical Book Prize. Sara lives in Connecticut.

Diana Mayo has illustrated many picture books, both fiction and nonfiction, including Finding Forgiveness by Rebecca Gardyn Levington, Molly on the Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal, the Kansas National Education Association Reading Circle Pick The End Is Just the Beginning by Mike Bender, and Yawning Yoga by Laurie Jordan. She enjoys getting messy with watercolors, collage, colored pencils, and pastels to create texture-filled illustrations. Diana lives and works in Chelmsford, England with her family and two cats.