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Books in Fly on the Wall History series

  • The Pilgrims' Voyage to America: A Fly on the Wall History

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Jomike Tejido

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Feb. 1, 2017)
    Huddled below deck, battling stormy seas and hunger … Joined by two cartoon flies and their factual narrative infused with kid-friendly fun, readers feel the Pilgrims' hardships first-hand as the Mayflower makes its long, historic journey across the Atlantic from England to America.
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  • Titanic's Tragic Journey: A Fly on the Wall History

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Jomike Tejido

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Feb. 1, 2018)
    From first-class splendor to the stifling boiler room ... Experienced first-hand by two cartoon flies, the first and last voyage of Titanic becomes a fact-filled feast for readers' senses and a kid-friendly trip through maritime history that readers won't soon forget.
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  • Harriet Tubman's Escape: A Fly on the Wall History

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Jomike Tejido

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Feb. 1, 2017)
    Across fields, over fences, and through dark forests … Two cartoon flies accompany readers as they follow Harriet Tubman's daring escape from slavery, providing equal measure of facts and fun while telling the story of this heroic moment in American history.
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  • The Wright Brothers' First Flight: A Fly on the Wall History

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Jomike Tejido

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Feb. 1, 2017)
    From a sandy North Carolina dune to mid air … Two cartoon flies join readers as they follow Orville and Wilbur Wright on their quest for flight, providing a hearty blend of facts and fun while telling the story of a great moment in American and aviation history.
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  • The Tuskegee Airmen's Mission to Berlin: A Fly on the Wall History

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Jomike Tejido

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Feb. 1, 2018)
    Through clouds and over mountains and farmland ... Two cartoon flies accompany readers on an adrenaline-pumping flight over war-torn Europe as the U.S. Army Air Corps' Tuskegee airmen take on a heroic, history-making mission during World War II.
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  • Apollo's First Moon Landing: A Fly on the Wall History

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Jomike Tejido

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Feb. 1, 2018)
    From a launchpad in Florida to the lunar surface ... Two cartoon flies join readers as they blast off into space and step foot on the moon with Neil Armstrong, providing a blend of facts and fun while telling the story of a great moment in space-exploration history.
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  • Paul Revere's Ride: A Fly on the Wall History

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Jomike Tejido

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Feb. 1, 2017)
    From Boston to Charlestown to Lexington … Paul Revere's historic midnight ride takes on a new level of excitement when seen first-hand through the eyes of two cartoon flies. Equal parts fact and fun whisk readers through one of the key events of the American Revolution.
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  • Birth of the Star-Spangled Banner: A Fly on the Wall History

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Jomike Tejido

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Feb. 1, 2018)
    With bombs bursting overhead, a tattered flag flying ... Joined by two cartoon flies and their factual narrative infused with kid-friendly fun, readers go above deck with Francis Scott Key and witness the birth of the U.S. national anthem during the War of 1812.
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  • The Wright Brothers' First Flight: A Fly on the Wall History

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Jomike Tejido

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2017)
    From a sandy North Carolina dune to mid air … Two cartoon flies join readers as they follow Orville and Wilbur Wright on their quest for flight, providing a hearty blend of facts and fun while telling the story of a great moment in American and aviation history.
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  • Viking Longship

    Mick Manning, Brita Granstrom

    Paperback (Frances Lincoln Children's Books, March 15, 2015)
    Be a fly on the wall in the time of the Vikings.Watch skilful ship builders at work, charge into battle, visit a Viking farmstead, enjoy the hustle and bustle of Jorvik on market day and listen to fireside tales about the Viking gods - you can even wipe a tear from your eye at a Viking funeral!These pages are packed full of up-to-date information about Viking life from the latest archaeological discoveries. With drawings, notes, wood shavings, straw, wolf fur and axe marks, this book shows you history as it really happened!
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  • Harriet Tubman's Escape: A Fly on the Wall History

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Jomike Tejido

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2017)
    Across fields, over fences, and through dark forests … Two cartoon flies accompany readers as they follow Harriet Tubman's daring escape from slavery, providing equal measure of facts and fun while telling the story of this heroic moment in American history.
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  • Apollo's First Moon Landing: A Fly on the Wall History

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Jomike Tejido

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2018)
    From a launchpad in Florida to the lunar surface ... Two cartoon flies join readers as they blast off into space and step foot on the moon with Neil Armstrong, providing a blend of facts and fun while telling the story of a great moment in space-exploration history.
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