The Things That Fly in the Night
The Things That Fly in the Night

Author: Giselle Liza Anatol

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2015-02-16

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 0813575591

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The Things That Fly in the Night explores images of vampirism in Caribbean and African diasporic folk traditions and in contemporary fiction. Giselle Liza Anatol focuses on the figure of the soucouyant, or Old Hag—an aged woman by day who sheds her skin during night’s darkest hours in order to fly about her community and suck the blood of her unwitting victims. In contrast to the glitz, glamour, and seductiveness of conventional depictions of the European vampire, the soucouyant triggers unease about old age and female power. Tracing relevant folklore through the English- and French-speaking Caribbean, the U.S. Deep South, and parts of West Africa, Anatol shows how tales of the nocturnal female bloodsuckers not only entertain and encourage obedience in pre-adolescent listeners, but also work to instill particular values about women’s “proper” place and behaviors in society at large. Alongside traditional legends, Anatol considers the explosion of soucouyant and other vampire narratives among writers of Caribbean and African heritage who in the past twenty years have rejected the demonic image of the character and used her instead to urge for female mobility, racial and cultural empowerment, and anti colonial resistance. Texts include work by authors as diverse as Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, U.S. National Book Award winner Edwidge Danticat, and science fiction/fantasy writers Octavia Butler and Nalo Hopkinson.

The Things That Fly in the Night
The Things That Fly in the Night

Author: Giselle Liza Anatol

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2015-02-16

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 0813565758

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The Things That Fly in the Night explores images of vampirism in Caribbean and African diasporic folk traditions and in contemporary fiction. Giselle Liza Anatol focuses on the figure of the soucouyant, or Old Hag—an aged woman by day who sheds her skin during night’s darkest hours in order to fly about her community and suck the blood of her unwitting victims. In contrast to the glitz, glamour, and seductiveness of conventional depictions of the European vampire, the soucouyant triggers unease about old age and female power. Tracing relevant folklore through the English- and French-speaking Caribbean, the U.S. Deep South, and parts of West Africa, Anatol shows how tales of the nocturnal female bloodsuckers not only entertain and encourage obedience in pre-adolescent listeners, but also work to instill particular values about women’s “proper” place and behaviors in society at large. Alongside traditional legends, Anatol considers the explosion of soucouyant and other vampire narratives among writers of Caribbean and African heritage who in the past twenty years have rejected the demonic image of the character and used her instead to urge for female mobility, racial and cultural empowerment, and anti colonial resistance. Texts include work by authors as diverse as Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, U.S. National Book Award winner Edwidge Danticat, and science fiction/fantasy writers Octavia Butler and Nalo Hopkinson.

Fly By Night
Fly By Night

Author: Frances Hardinge

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Published: 2011-06-15

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 0330477161

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Winner of the Branford Boase award, Fly By Night is the stunning YA fantasy novel from Frances Hardinge, author of the Costa Award winning The Lie Tree. As the realm struggles to maintain an uneasy peace after years of civil war and tyranny, a twelve-year-old orphan called Mosca Mye and her loyal companion, a cantankerous goose, are about to become the unlikely heroes of a radical revolution. Mosca is on the run, heading for the city of Mandelion. There she finds herself living by her wits among cut-throat highwaymen, spies and smugglers. With peril at every turn, Mosca uncovers a dark plot to terrorize the people of Mandelion, and soon merry mayhem leads to murder . . . Fly By Night has an unforgettable cast of characters and an inspiring message at its heart – sometimes the power of words can change the world. Fly By Night is followed by its thrilling sequel, Twilight Robbery. 'Everyone should read Frances Hardinge. Everyone. Right now' - Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls.

Planes!
Planes!

Author: Bryony Davies

Publisher: Welbeck Children's Books

Published: 2021-06-22

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1783128070

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Take to the skies with this fun, visual miscellany for younger children who love anything related to airplanes and flying! Each double-page spread features a different group of fascinating aircraft to pore over, such as airplanes, rescue helicopters, hot-air balloons, gliders, jetpacks, space rockets, and more. Filled with hundreds of different flying machines from around the world, even the most avid young transportion fanatic will discover surprising new machines they haven't seen before! Readers can also learn how planes fly and pretend to be a pilot as they look at a cockpit from a pilot's eye view. Perfect for introducing young plane enthusiasts to a huge variety of exciting aircraft from around the world! Includes large, cut-away images, busy scenes with lots to explore, 'flying fun facts' and a search-and-find feature. Spreads include: airliners and cargo planes; the first flyers; amazing aircraft; jobs to do; military aircraft; helpful helicopters; up into space. Scenes include: at the airshow; a balloon festival; at the airport; formation flying; a rescue helicopter; anything but planes!; at the gliding club; a rocket launch. Cut-away pictures include: how a plane flies; inside an airliner; inside the cockpit; inside a rescue helicopter.

Animals in Flight
Animals in Flight

Author: Robin Page

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2005-05-30

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0547349149

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Wings carry tiny insects, fluttering butterflies, and backyard birds, and they even once propelled some dinosaurs up and through the skies. Find out how, when, and why birds and beasts have taken to the air, and discover how wings work in this informative and brilliantly illustrated book about flight.

Flying at Night
Flying at Night

Author: Rebecca L. Brown

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2018-04-10

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0399586008

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An emotionally charged debut novel of a family on the brink--an autistic child, his determined mother, and her distant father--who learn that when your world changes, you find out who you really are. . . . While she was growing up, Piper's father, Lance "the Silver Eagle" Whitman, became a national hero piloting a plane through an emergency landing. But at home, he was a controlling and overbearing presence in her life, raining emotional and verbal abuse upon the entire family. It's no surprise, then, that as an adult, Piper has poured all of her energy into creating a warm and loving home for her own family, while catering to her son Fred's ever-growing idiosyncrasies. Then Lance has a heart attack, leaving him with a brain injury--and dependent upon Piper for his care--just before tests confirm Piper's suspicions that Fred is on the autism spectrum. A powerful and extraordinary novel, Flying at Night gives voice to Fred, trying to find his place in a world that doesn't quite understand him; to Lance, who's lost what made him the man he was, for better and worse; and to Piper, who, while desperately trying to navigate the shifting landscape around her, watches as her son and father start to connect--in the most miraculous ways. . . .

Fly by Night
Fly by Night

Author: Tara O'Connor

Publisher: Random House Graphic

Published: 2021-11-30

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1984852604

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In this enviromental thriller graphic novel with a supernatural twist, Dee must find out what happened to her missing twin. An amazing mystery filled with strange creatures, high school drama, and family, this darkly illustrated book shows us that monsters are all around us. There are monsters in the woods. Something supernatural is lurking in the woods. While out searching for her missing sister and desperately trying to find any possible clues to her whereabouts, Dee discovers something . . . isn’t quite right . . . in the woods. Dee soon finds herself in the middle of a battle to save the pinelands, and she's finding more suspects, and more questions, than answers. As time goes on, there is only one thing she knows for certain: there are monsters among us. But they aren’t who you should be afraid of . . .

Skyfaring
Skyfaring

Author: Mark Vanhoenacker

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2015-06-02

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 0385351828

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A poetic and nuanced exploration of the human experience of flight that reminds us of the full imaginative weight of our most ordinary journeys—and reawakens our capacity to be amazed. The twenty-first century has relegated airplane flight—a once remarkable feat of human ingenuity—to the realm of the mundane. Mark Vanhoenacker, a 747 pilot who left academia and a career in the business world to pursue his childhood dream of flight, asks us to reimagine what we—both as pilots and as passengers—are actually doing when we enter the world between departure and discovery. In a seamless fusion of history, politics, geography, meteorology, ecology, family, and physics, Vanhoenacker vaults across geographical and cultural boundaries; above mountains, oceans, and deserts; through snow, wind, and rain, renewing a simultaneously humbling and almost superhuman activity that affords us unparalleled perspectives on the planet we inhabit and the communities we form.

West with the Night
West with the Night

Author: Beryl Markham

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780865471184

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Autobiography detailing the author's life in Africa and career as a pilot.

Vesper Flights
Vesper Flights

Author: Helen Macdonald

Publisher: Grove Press

Published: 2020-08-25

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 0802146694

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The New York Times–bestselling author of H is for Hawk explores the human relationship to the natural world in this “dazzling” essay collection (Wall Street Journal). In Vesper Flights, Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best loved essays, along with new pieces on topics ranging from nostalgia for a vanishing countryside to the tribulations of farming ostriches to her own private vespers while trying to fall asleep. Meditating on notions of captivity and freedom, immigration and flight, Helen invites us into her most intimate experiences: observing the massive migration of songbirds from the top of the Empire State Building, watching tens of thousands of cranes in Hungary, seeking the last golden orioles in Suffolk’s poplar forests. She writes with heart-tugging clarity about wild boar, swifts, mushroom hunting, migraines, the strangeness of birds’ nests, and the unexpected guidance and comfort we find when watching wildlife.