- Flying Jake
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name = Flying Jake
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author = Lane Smith
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genre =children's books picture books
publisher =Macmillan Publishing Company
release_date = 1988
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pages = 32
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isbn = 9780689803765
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followed_by ="Flying Jake" is a children's
picture book by Lane Smith. It was originally published in 1988 byMacmillan Publishing Company and reprinted byViking Press in 1996. ["Picture book reprints." "Publisher's Weekly". 15 January 1996.] In the wordless story, a boy named Jake takes flight in pursuit of his pet bird, which has flown out of its cage and through a window. "Flying Jake" was the first independent work by Smith, who later illustrated "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs " and "The Stinky Cheese Man ". [Claudia Logan. "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells." "Washington Post". 6 December 1992.]Reception
The book received mixed reviews. In "
The New York Times ",Signe Wilkinson called it "a rich picture poem that gives readers of any age a certain feeling about flight among the birds." [Signe Wilkinson. " [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEEDF1738F931A25755C0A96E948260&n=Top/Features/Books/Book%20Reviews Flying Jake] ." "New York Times". 12 June 1988.] Several teachers' guides have also recommended the book for use in grade school classrooms. [Martha Brady. "Dear Teacher: 1001 Teachable Moments for K-3 Classrooms". Libraries Unlimited, 2003.] [Colleen Reese. "Story development using wordless picture books." "Teaching Comprehension and Exploring Multiple Literacies". International Reading Association, 2000.] However, Carol McMichael of "School Library Journal " criticized "Flying Jake" for its "busy, confused story and bizarre illustrations." [Carol McMichael. "Flying Jake." "School Library Journal". June/July 1988.]Notes
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