Provensen, Alice

A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which in 1909 became the first heavier-than-air machine to fly the English Channel.

Describes life in a big city and on a farm near a village.

Describes the seasonal changes on a farm and surrounding countryside throughout the year.

A little girl helps her beloved hen raise her chick.

When Professore Tucci-Piccini, the puppeteer, arrives in New York with the cast of his Punch and Judy show, a thief steals Punch. He manages to escape them as well as other dangers, and lands a job as a chauffer to the richest man in the world before returning to the puppeteer.

Brief text and illustrations introduce a variety of games with sounds and meanings of words.

Describes animals on the authors' farm in New York: dogs, horses, pigs, geese, chickens, cows, goats, sheep, cats, and more.