| International Standard Book Number |
9781536250978
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781536230154
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
305.9/06970973
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| Personal Name |
Gottesfeld, Jeff, author.
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| Title Statement |
Honor flight : celebrating America's veterans / Jeff Gottesfeld ; illustrasted by Matt Tavares.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Imprint |
©2026.
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| Imprint |
[Somerville, Massachusetts] : Candlewick Press, [2026]
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| Physical Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Located in our nation's capital are monuments dedicated to the service members who fought in the last century's wars. Visitors line up to gaze at the Iwo Jima Memorial, stark against the sky; the solemn Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; the national World War II Memorial with its circle of unity; the Korean War Veterans Memorial; and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, engraved with tens of thousands of names. It is here that the Honor Flight program has brought some 300,000 aging veterans, all of them deserving a chance to see their commitment and sacrifice honored and commemorated. Told in the voice of an anonymous veteran, Jeff Gottesfeld's first-person narrative conveys the emotional impact of a visit that not only encompasses a tour of the monuments but also includes moving tributes from friends and schoolchildren and ends with the kind of welcome home that some of the veterans had never received. Matt Tavares's striking illustrations bring readers close to both Washington's timeless monuments and the veterans whose role in history will never be forgotten. An afterword and notes from the author provide more information for curious readers"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Target Audience Note |
Ages 7-10 Candlewick Press.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Veterans United States Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Rites and ceremonies.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Veterans.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Rites and ceremonies United States History Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States Armed Forces History Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States Armed Forces History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States History, Military Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States History, Military.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Picture books.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Tavares, Matt, illustrator.
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