Luca Lashes and His First Airplane Ride

by Nicole and Damir Fonovich

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Pub Date Dec 02 2013 | Archive Date Jun 15 2014

Description

First airplane rides can be scary and exciting. Luca Lashes is getting ready for his first airplane ride. Children will see how Luca conquers his fears and learns to have fun on this new adventure in the sky. This is a multilingual, educational eBook that continues the Luca Lashes series about children experiencing their ‘firsts.’ You can read and listen to the stories in Chinese, English, French, Italian and Spanish.

The ninth book in the series finds Luca Lashes, the brown-eyed boy with the magic eyelashes, going on his first airplane ride with his Mommy and Daddy. Children learn to be brave with Luca as he blinks his magic eyelashes and makes the scary plane ride fun and exciting. The eBook includes suggestions for parents. The focus of the series is Luca Lashes, a highly relatable character.

Luca Lashes and his First Airplane Ride is written for children under four. To help children learn to read, individual words are highlighted as the story is narrated. By combining original text with terrific artwork and audio, this e-book will be enjoyed by beginning readers of all ages. Throughout the story, key concepts are emphasized to help children through new experiences. It is never too early to fall in love with language!

If you liked our eBooks, you will LOVE the apps in the series! We offer the first app in the series—Luca Lashes, The Brown- Eyed Boy with The Magic Eyelashes—for FREE, so you can meet Luca and see what our series is all about。 Make sure to download it!

First airplane rides can be scary and exciting. Luca Lashes is getting ready for his first airplane ride. Children will see how Luca conquers his fears and learns to have fun on this new adventure...

Advance Praise

"I love that this book comes in multiple languages. What a great concept by having a parent's section at the end of each of your stories to provide guidance with first encounters. A great introduction of Luca in this story an I’ll look forward to learning more about his character in books to come." — iTunes review, Luca Lashes: The Brown Eyed Boy with the Magic Eyelashes, 5 out of 5 stars, 5/4/12

"The books are very well put-together - the illustrations are adorable and I like that there are interactive features. I also love the bonus parent tips, since sometimes it can be hard to know what the best way to approach a child's fear is." — Bekah, Motherhood Moment, 5/8/12

"The story offers kids a way to overcome their fears on their own, which I think is great! And the app lets kids poke around with the characters and the objects. It's cute. Also, other books in the series seem to target other common problem-areas. I look forward to more!" — StaticFox, Amazon review, Luca Lashes: The Brown Eyed Boy with the Magic Eyelashes, 5 out of 5 stars, 5/3/12

“Luca Lashes is an innovative, fun, and exciting activity. It provides an incredible bonding experience for young families.” — Scott A. Irwin, M.D., Ph.D., 3/30/12

"I love that this book comes in multiple languages. What a great concept by having a parent's section at the end of each of your stories to provide guidance with first encounters. A great...