The Fledgling is a fantasy novel about a Canada goose that teaches Georgie, a little girl, to fly. Her family and several other adults try to prevent Georgie from taking flying lessons. Their idiosyncracies (one plants a garden of plastic roses, one thinks the goose is a giant duck) and their bumbling attempts to stop Georgie make the book alternately funny and sad. Langton is the author of a dozen books for young people, including seven other fantasies about the Hall family of Concord, Massachusetts: The Diamond in the Window, The Swing in the Summerhouse, The Astonishing Stereoscope, the Newbery Honor Book The Fledgling, The Fragile Flag, The Time Bike, and The Mysterious Circus. Also well known for her mystery novels for adults, Ms. Langton lives in /5(39). · Langton's novel The Fledgling is She studied astronomy at Wellesley College and the University of Michigan, receiving a bachelor's degree in She received an M.A. in art history from the University of Michigan in , and another M.A. from Radcliffe College in /5.
Langton has since written a children's series, The Hall Family Chronicles, and the Homer Kelly murder mystery novels. She has also written several stand-alone novels and picture books. Langton's novel The Fledgling is. Langton was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She studied astronomy at Wellesley College and the University of Michigan, receiving. The Fledgling is a sophisticated book, and I would recommend it to readers who are already very familiar with fairy tales and fantasy, and who don't necessarily mind a challenging, unsettling story. Interestingly, it compares well with A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle, which was the other Newbery Honor book in An American mystery novelist, the author Jane Langton writes both adult mystery novels and children's literature, as well as illustrating it herself too. A creative and imaginative writer, she has made a lot of strong contributions to the field of literature over the course of her writing career. The Fledgling. Originally published in.
The Fledgling is a fairy tale for modern children. The story is fairly simple - an outcast little girl meets a magical goose who teaches her how to fly. It manages to be cute, but not cutesy. Jane Langton did not try to dumb down this story for younger readers, either. The Fledgling. by Jane Langton. Little Georgie wishes to fly and with the Prince of the Geese, she does, despite read more. 6 Total Resources 3 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books. Audio Excerpt. THE FLEDGLING - ENG - JANE LANGTON by JANE LANGTON. Topics THE FLEDGLING, ENGLISH, NEWBERY HONOR BOOK Collection ArvindGupta; JaiGyan Language English.
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