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12 reviews for:
Dare the Wind: The Record-Breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud
Tracey Fern
3.9 AVERAGE
12 reviews for:
Dare the Wind: The Record-Breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud
Tracey Fern
3.9 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
I love stories about women who follow their heart. This is a glorious one!
I had never heard of Eleanor Prentiss, and this picture book for older children was a wonderful introduction to her. My son and I both enjoyed it immensely.
An interesting story, engagingly told for younger elementary audiences. Fern seamlessly incorporates the evolution of navigation into the story of one woman's amazing feat, and both the historical context and the navigational aspects are made accessible for young readers. A solid nonfiction title for curiosity's sake or for curriculum connections.
Dare the Wind is the story of Eleanor Prentiss who set a world record time for sailing from Massachusetts around Cape Horn and up to San Francisco in 1851. This telling of her training and her accomplishments is a wonderful read. It is compelling and very well written. The beautiful art adds to the story. This book has the appearance of a picture book and, unfortunately, may be overlooked by students and teachers in elementary schools as a good biography. I read this today and also read two biographies that are in a format that looks like it should have more content. The biographies, which would be accepted by most teachers for a book review, had larger print and mostly pages with one or two sentences on them. In addition, they were boring (thus you won't find me reviewing them on here). I hope that this book finds its audience because it is a wonderful, true adventure story. This would entice children to read more biographies.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Such a well-written, exciting picture book biography. Perfect for a read-aloud, with enough information in the author's note to satisfy biography reports. Made me long for the sea!
Another good book to use when teaching a strong, American women series!
True story of Eleanor Prentiss, who, unusually for a woman of the time, was taught naval navigation by her father. She married Josiah Creesy and navigated his ships to China! This book focuses on their world record-setting clipper ship trip from New York City to San Francisco, around Cape Horn, heading to the Gold Rush in 1851. The book is a dramatic story of the dangerous trip, including the mainmast breaking! Eleanor had to trust her instincts as well as the new scientific methods she had learned. Typical Emily McCully illustrations, tiny and detailed, beautiful ocean views. Has bibilography and an author's note.