Flying Lessons.

Flying Lessons. Flying Lessons Gilbert Ford, author/illustrator Disney c/o Hyperion Books 114 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011-5690 www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com 9781423119975, $16.99 www.amazon.com "Flying Lessons" is a wonderful picture book for childrenages 3-7 about a flying "ugly duckling" that is in fact aplane. No matter how hard the plane tries to fit in with his friends thedoves, he is just too different from them, and they send him away.However, one day his differences allow him to rescue the doves from anunexpected predicament: They can't fly south before an Arctic waveof cold hits their path and traps them for the cold season! "FlyingLessons" is a wonderful morality lesson and also an invitation tostretch to see things differently. Widen your world and yourchild's world to include "Flying Lessons" and see whereit takes you. Whimsical illustrations add just the right touch ofreality fused with fantasy to this sturdy child's tale.