Pietje Bell gaat vliegen by Chris van Abkoude

Why read the book?

This final book sends Pietje up among the aeroplanes of his day, when flight still felt like a marvel. He frightens half the field at first, then wins people over, and a kind pilot teaches him to fly.

It is worth saying plainly that this last instalment was ghost-written by N.J.P. Smith rather than by Chris van Abkoude himself. The voice is not quite the original, yet the wonder of those early flying machines gives the book a bright, hopeful spirit all its own.

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What I Loved

I loved the sense of a new age arriving. The aerodrome buzzes with promise, and Pietje's wonder at flight is genuine and catching. Even with a different hand behind the pen, the joy of looking down on the world from the clouds comes through clearly.

Key Takeaway

Curiosity carries a boy higher than any fear ever could.

Note

This book is only available in Dutch

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