SuitabookFirst flight around the world
Tim Grove
- Reading
- Follow the journey map alongside the chapter headings; pause at the hazardous stages to discuss what the headings leave you wondering about before reading on.
- Themes
- International competition and the flight: The book addresses international competition and the flight; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The race is presented as a historical contest, but the book’s attitude towards national rivalry is not established.
- Worth knowing
- The contents include a disaster on a mountain, a plane in danger, fierce winds, icebergs and fog. These suggest perilous episodes, though their detail and intensity are unclear.