Lets Fly!, Barrington Irving
Lets Fly!, Barrington Irving
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Let's Fly!
Barrington Irving's Record-Breaking Flight Around the World

Author: Barrington Irving, Chana Stiefel

Narrator: Barrington Irving

Unabridged: 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/14/2025

Synopsis

The true story of Barrington Irving, who broke records as the youngest person and first Black man to fly solo around the world—co-authored by Barrington and award-winning author Chana Stiefel

As a kid, Barrington Irving moved from Jamaica to Miami and played football—his ticket to success, he thought. But then Captain Gary Robinson swooped into his life. Barrington had never seen a Black pilot before. Captain Robinson showed Barrington a jet, a cockpit, and what it was like to actually fly a plane—
WHOAAA!

After that, Barrington had big plans, and two words:
Let's Fly!

Barrington Irving worked hard to become a pilot, and even harder to inspire other people to think big too. How big? A flight around the WORLD big. Climb aboard for the true story of how Barrington Irving went from tinkering kid to towering pilot and flew solo around the world—breaking records as the youngest person and first Black man ever to do it.

Buckle up! Sky-high dreams ahead.

“Rich and inspiring . . . Will have young flying enthusiasts riveted.” —SLJ
“High-octane [and] heroic. —Booklist.
“Uplifting . . . Will put the wind under readers’ wings.” —Kirkus

About The Author

Captain Barrington Irving, at age twenty-three, broke records to become the youngest and first Black pilot to fly solo around the world. He grew up in Jamaica and Miami, and has flown to more than fifty countries. Barrington also has conducted more than eighty STEM expeditions to motivate youth around the world through his nonprofit Experience Aviation and his Flying Classroom, an interactive STEM+ learning adventure. Barrington is the author of the memoir Touch the Sky: My Solo Flight Around the World. Let’s Fly! is his debut picture book.Chana Stiefel is the award-winning author of more than thirty humorous, heartfelt, and enlightening books for kids, including Let Liberty Rise!, Bravo Avocado!, and The Tower of Life, which won the Sydney Taylor Book Award. Chana loves visiting schools and libraries and sharing her passion for reading and writing with children.Shamar Knight-Justice is a New York Times best-selling illustrator and educator based in Atlanta. His artwork intentionally highlights Black and Brown children to celebrate the fullness of their identities in picture books. Shamar is the illustrator of Ari J.’s Kinky, Curly, Crown; Big Tune: Rise of the Dancehall Prince; Repeat After Me: Big Things to Say Every Day; and Forever and Always.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ellen on September 03, 2024

As a reader, writer, and teacher, I love books that teach us about something or someone we didn't know without being didactic. Yes! Non-fiction and biographies can be exciting and fun. LET'S FLY: BARRINGTON IRVING'S FLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD by Chana Stiefel and Barrington Irving is exactly that. The......more

Goodreads review by Jilanne on August 28, 2024

What can I say? I'm gobsmacked! Barrington Irving's life journey is so inspiring, it makes me want to double down on my dreams, to give this book to my son who's at university in aerospace engineering, OR to give this book to anyone who dreams big dreams. Because it's not JUST about flying. Or maybe......more

Goodreads review by Our Weekend on February 22, 2025

Barrington Irving teamed up with author Chana Stiefel to tell the story of his life and his amazing accomplishment of being the youngest person and the first Black man to fly solo around the world. Barrington Irving was born in Jamaica but grew up in Miami, Florida. It was there that he met Captain R......more

Goodreads review by Sandy on January 23, 2025

This collaborative authorship allows Barrington Irving to account for his remarkable achievements and youthful pursuits with a distinct first person voice. Steifel's skilled experience with nonfiction picture book text allows pacing, phrasing, and layered themes to shine through. Barrington's accoun......more

Goodreads review by Karen on May 12, 2024

Barrington Irving's record-setting solo flight around the world is impressive for so many reasons--and both he and his co-author, award-winner Chana Steifel share them with soaring language that moves and inspires! As the youngest and first black man to achieve this incredible feat, it is actually t......more

Quotes

*A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year*
*A Children's Book Council Notable Social Studies Trade Book Selection*
*A Fuse #8 Unique Biographies Selection*

“Energetic illustrations effectively convey the narrator’s personal drive, ambitions, achievements, the wonders of flight, and diagrams. . . . This rich and inspiring true story will have young flying enthusiasts riveted.” —School Library Journal

“Uplifting [and] attractive . . . Will put the wind under readers’ wings.” —Kirkus

“High-octane [and] heroic . . . An afterword and time line supply more detail about [Captain Barrington Irving’s] flight and his subsequent work with young people. —Booklist.

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