FIRE FLIGHT (Capstone, 2024) lyrically explores one owl’s escape from a California forest fire—right into a firefighting helicopter, where it made headlines when it took the co-pilot seat.
In this exciting fictional narrative of a real-life event, we explore the following concepts:
- Forest Fires
- Firefighting
- Helicopters
- Climate change
- Nature
- Owls and their habitats
- Poetry
Title TBD (Simon & Schuster/Beach Lane Books, Pub Date TBD)
This picture book leads us into the woods of wartime France with the boys who found a hidden cave—and made one of the greatest discoveries of all time: the cave art of Lascaux.
The children’s real-life profound discovery of 17,000-year-old art, during a time of horrific world war, captured the global imagination and reshaped our understanding of humanity.
Key Themes:
- Prehistoric Cave Art
- Forest Exploration
- Discovery
- Meaning of Art
- World War II
- Prehistoric Animals
- Caves
- Painting
- Occupation of France
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