With graceful words and captivating illustrations, brian floca makes it clear that. His most recent book is a new edition of moonshot, revised and expanded for the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Stories that present miningaccuratelyare vitally important. Previous post princess cora and the crocodile by laura amy schlitz with illustrations by brian floca. Jan 27, 2014 when pw caught up with brian floca by phone on monday morning, less than an hour after the announcement that hed won the 2014 caldecott medal, he admitted to still feeling a little punch. The flight of apollo 11 by brian floca picture book. He has illustrated avis poppy stories, kate messners marty mcguire novels. The 1993 book, a graphic novel detailing an alternative history of new york city that a publishers weekly contributor praised as firstrate science fiction in comic book form, required a. A student reporter interviews a rail fan, who tells stories with his photos. A scientific approach to understanding book bannin.
Jul 16, 2019 fifty years ago, the apollo 11 mission to the moon accomplished a major technical feat, one that was also filled with wonder and inspiration. The flight of apollo 11 by brian floca is the story of the first american manned moon landing, apollo 11 in 1969. An interview from earlier this year with historian robert poole and astronaut bill anders, here, digs into their iconic image of the earth rising over the face over the moon, and a new video with historian and author andrew chaikin, here, gives a new understanding of the taking of. Locomotive, illustrated by brian floca, is the 2014 caldecott medal winner. Newly expanded and timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, this beautifully illustrated book is packed with space facts and will leave your young reader marveling at the night sky. Fifty years ago, the apollo 11 mission to the moon accomplished a major technical feat, one that was also filled with wonder and inspiration. Up in the air was originally written in 2003 for the one hundredth anniversary of the first kitty hawk flight. The flight of apollo 11, by brian floca is the perfect picture book to introduce a whole new generation of young readers to the. The process of actually reading the book out loud is just so enjoyable. The flight of apollo 11 lightship locomotive nonfiction author study sets brian floca 1 activities for launching your author study ccss connection. Here is a story of adventure and discovery a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away. Mar 12, 2020 brian floca has written and illustrated the picture books five trucks.
The moon shines down on earth, where three men don spacesuits, climb into. Created by bn kids blog view on bn kids blog share. Moonshot is a standalone, suspenseful romance built around the great sport of baseball. Unlike many dry books on the topic, this one has a gripping narrative.
Sep 27, 2010 a scientific approach to understanding book bannin. Jul, 2009 to the rescue comes brian floca with moonshot. Museum staff read stories about famous aviators, hotair balloon flights, trips to mars, characters visible in the night sky, or creatures that have their own wings. Jan 04, 2014 brian floca update, monday january 27, 2014 brian, a few hours ago, your name was read as the winner of the 2014 caldecott.
Newly expanded and timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, this beautifully illustrated book is packed wit. The flight of apollo 11, by brian floca is the perfect picture book to introduce a whole new generation of young readers to the wonders of space. About diverse books and inclusivity in brian flocas locomotive. The activity below draws attention to the integration of knowledge and ideas by having students carefully examine how a diagram contributes to and clarifies a text ri. Forty years after nasas apollo 11 mission first landed astronauts on the moon, this striking nonfiction picture book takes young readers along for the ride.
Sibert honor book and a new york times best illustrated book. About diverse books and inclusivity in brian flocas. The flight of apollo 11, written and illustrated by brian floca, is a gorgeous, informative read, made to inspire. While im trying to make myself feel joyfulbecause i love books, tooim not joyful. Audio excerpt from princess cora and the crocodile.
During the program, floca shares one of his many book dummies and. Moonshot author brian floca on the smell of moon dust, and seeing the earth from space moonshot. An unreal and fantastic caldecott call for 2014 winner brian. Daydreams of a solitary hamster by astrid desborde. Moonshot by brian floca flights of fancy story time. He has illustrated avis poppy stories, kate messners marty mcguire novels, and jan greenberg and. Brian floca has written and illustrated the picture books five trucks. I interviewed lightship sailors for lightship andtrue storyi ran into apollo 11. The flight of apollo 11 the front endpapers include a diagram of apollo 11 and a sequence of illustrations that depict the phases of the mission while the back. Meettheauthor recording with brian floca about moonshot.
Author and illustrator brian floca uses ink and watercolor illustrations with interesting perspectives and an everpresent curious cat to tell us about lightships, essentially floating lighthouses in use in the united states through 1983. Liz and i recently got to spend a few hours at the shared studio space of childrens book authorillustrators sophie blackall, brian floca, edward hemingway eddie, john bemelmans marciano johnny, and sergio ruzzier. Texasborn illustrator and childrens book author brian floca got his start creating illustrations for noted author avis city of light, city of dark. Jan 10, 2017 the moon over star by dianna hutts aston author, jerry pinkney illustrator duration. Moonshot book by brian floca official publisher page. Talking with brian floca about ala american library association. A dizzying, masterful command of visual pacing combines with an acute sense of verbal rhythms to provide a glorious account of the apollo 11 mission, one that stands as the mustbuy in this crowded lunar season. His most recent book is a new edition of moonshot, revised and expanded for the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing brian has illustrated avis poppy stories series. Brian floca, sergio ruzzier, sophie blackall, edward hemingway, and john bemelmans marciano.
All aboard brian floca s locomotive, winner of the 2014 caldecott medal. The racecar alphabet, an ala notable childrens book, and locomotive, which explores americas first transcontinental railroad. When id seen alessandra torre was writing a book in the baseball theme, i couldnt wait for this to hit my kindle. The 1993 book, a graphic novel detailing an alternative history of new york city that a publishers weekly contributor praised as firstrate science fiction in comicbook form, required a. Brian floca update, monday january 27, 2014 brian, a few hours ago, your name was read as the winner of the 2014 caldecott. For reading on the anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing, or on any night that you want to explore a beautifully illustrated science and adventure book. The flight of apollo 11 is even more glorious than the original, and also more inclusive floca s artwork remains an extraordinary delight for a reader. Here for a new generation of readers and explorers are the steady astronauts, clicking themselves into. Engage your students in an examination of the endpaper of locomotive and two of flocas other books. The flight of apollo 11, written and illustrated by brian floca, is a gorgeous, informative read, made to inspire another generation of stargazers. Here for a new generation of readers and explorers are the steady astronauts, clicking themselves. Here are their great machines in all their detail and monumentality, the roar of rockets, and the silence of the moon. Jul 30, 20 locomotive, illustrated by brian floca, is the 2014 caldecott medal winner. Poetic, scientifically accurate, interesting, mesmerizing, you name it.
An unreal and fantastic caldecott call for 2014 winner. And, when he gets to work, it will not be the grand expanse of prairie he sees from his window, but the gowanus neighborhoodright next to his very own superfund. The illustrations are very detailed and the story is written in poetic form. Brian floca is the author and illustrator of lo otive, winner of the 2014 ala randolph caldecott medal and a 2014 ala robert f.
Brian floca is the author and illustrator of moonshot. Instead of the truth, kids get inaccurate romantic nonsense about heroic selfmade americans who toughed it out, staking claims and panning for gold. Its not the first time ive gotten emotional over a childrens book, but usually its because of something like robert munschs love you forever or creepyasslooking shel silversteins the giving tree you know, really sappy, heavyhanded stuff that manipulates you into the feels. The man has penned a little old masterpiece here, just in time for the 40th. A spread with six horizontal panels showing rocket, bystanders and astronauts during countdown yields to a closeup of the thrusters firing at. This gorgeously illustrated book inspires apollo 11. Essentially brian has written a book that works for every human being between the ages of 4 to 104 sorry, 105yearolds. In truth, before starting the research for the story, i knew little about wilbur and orville wright, only the familiar nutshell summary that says that two bicycle mechanics, of all things, invented the airplane. With graceful words and captivating illustrations, brian floca makes it clear that behind the seeming ease of those first steps across the moons surface was a lot of effort, not to mention an unprecedented sense of anticipation. Several publishers are issuing childrens books this season in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing.
Although nominally a nonfiction book, the prose in moonshot is poetic and breathtaking. To say that author illustrator brian floca s newest picture book, lo otive, is well researched is an understatement. Brian floca jumped into childrens publishing in 1993 by being in the right place. The illustrators on the roof of their studio space. Also, slj has a wonderful interview with brian where he talks about his process and shares some of the artwork. The flight of apollo 11 by brian floca is a tremendous book that i would urge you to get hold of one way or another as soon as you can. Brian floca is the author and illustrator of numerous books for children, including locomotive, winner of the 2014 caldecott medal, moonshot. The endpapers of locomotive contain rich contextual information and entice the reader into the text itself. Brian floca has 62 books on goodreads with 53632 ratings. Simply told, grandly shown, here is the flight of apollo 11. Its told in a simple manner and doesnt contain too many facts for young readers.
In 20, brian floca wrote and illustrated, locomotive, a childrens book which earned, for a third time, the sibert honor and randolph caldecott medal other works of brian floca are five trucks, racecar alphabet, lightship and moonshot. Brian flocas commute to his brooklyn studio might be by bike or on a train, but its the f train, not the majestic steam train we see in his 2014 caldecott awardwinning book. The books large format offers plenty of scope for doublepage illustrations, and floca makes the most of it, using the sequential nature of picture books to set up the more dramatic scenes and give them human context. Texasborn floca shared with us a little about the caldecott whirlwind.
Brian floca now lives and works in brooklyn, new york. Join us for todays early learner activity paired with the book moonshot. Brian floca is the author and illustrator of locomotive, winner of the 20 caldecott medal. The flight of apollo 11, lightship and the racecar alphabet. What first inspired you to start working on the book. Sep 23, 20 in a stunning new picture book, author illustrator brian floca transports the reader back in time to 1869 for a transcontinental trip replete with the sounds, smells, and sights of a dramatic and dusty journey across our developing nation. His research spanned multiple years and involved driving the route of the first transcontinental railroad, a trip he describes as invaluable. The moving image of earth seen from the moon, for instance, is preceded by a picture of a lone astronaut looking up.
Moonshot takes its young readers on a journey to the moon and back. Website for childrens book author and illustrator brian floca. Author interview brian floca, author of locomotive. Moonshot author brian floca on the smell of moon dust. From vivid mechanical descriptions to vast spreads of passing landscapes, young readers will love exploring the early days of americas transcontinental railroad with this detailpacked and gorgeously illustrated book. The flight of apollo 11, lightship, and the racecar alphabet. Its the 45th anniversary of apollo 8, the first apollo mission to give astronauts a view of the earth, whole. When pw caught up with brian floca by phone on monday morning, less than an hour after the announcement that hed won the 2014 caldecott medal. The flight of apollo 11, by brian floca is the perfect picture book to introduce a whole new generation of young readers to the wonders of space travel. This morning i read my son moonshot by brian floca and i found myself strangely choked up by it.
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