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by Dave Glaze


 * Booktalk**

Have you ever been to the exhibition? What’s your favourite part? The rides on the midway? The shows and entertainment? The food? Now travel back in time to almost 100 years ago. Can you imagine what the exhibition was like back then? You will be able to do that if you read this book - The Last Flight of the Birdman by Dave Glaze. It takes place in Saskatoon in August 1912. It is about a boy named MacKenzie and his best friend Albert. Albert was that kind of friend who always managed to get MacKenzie into big trouble.

That summer Mackenzie was absolutely fascinated with a pilot called the Birdman and his fantastic Biplane. The greatest thing for MacKenzie is that the Birdman is going to perform at the exhibition. Planes have only been around for 3 years, and not many people have even seen a plane. MacKenzie spends a lot of time imagining himself flying that plane. It’s that plane and his friend Albert that get MacKenzie into big trouble that August.

The trouble starts when Albert’s family is robbed of all their valuables. Then the Birdman’s hotel room is robbed and his most prize possession a silver jeweled one of a kind model of his famous biplane is stolen. MacKenzie’s trip to a second hand store in Saskatoon give him a quick glimpse of what he thinks must certainly be Albert’s fathers watch. Albert comes up with a scheme to get his family’s belongings back. He wants to be a big hero. However when it comes to Albert’s schemes things always go very very wrong.

Read page 105 - Albert MacKenzie whispered...... to get out of here. Read page 106- It’s the two shoeshines ......if they find us here. Read page 107 What the .... to go faster.

MacKenzie gets caught along with his friend Jin who tried his best to stop the men from chasing Mackenzie and Albert. Fletcher has a gun and MacKenzie and Jin are locked up in a damp cellar. They know who the robbers are. They have seen their faces. What will they do to the two boys before they leave town? Will MacKenzie ever get to see the Birdman and his plane?

To find out Read The Last Flight of the Birdman. Travel back in time when your great great great grandfather was a boy. This book is the fun way to learn about Saskatchewan history.