Book cover titled "Flyby! The High-Flying Life of Jim Kunkle," illustrated by Danika Runyan, showing a young boy running with his arms outstretched, set against a background of a sky with warm colors and a small airplane.

Flyboy! The High-Flying Life of Jim Kunkle

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Jim fell in love with flying at a young age.  All he wanted to do was soar through the sky.  He held onto that dream and proceeded to join the military then fight in WWII.  Would the dangers of flying and war ground him?  This is a true story of a war hero who was a true flyboy.

‍ ‍Price: 25.00

ISBN: 979-8-9997034-0-8

Size: 10 × 10 Hardcover

Pages: 40

Age Range: 6 - 11 years old

Publication Date: 1/16/26

Category: Children’s Nonfiction

A boy and an adult man flying in a yellow and black aircraft. The boy is waving and smiling, wearing goggles on his head and a brown jacket. The man, likely the pilot, is wearing goggles and a brown jacket, focused on steering the plane.
Watercolor illustration of a sleek, futuristic jet aircraft flying through a yellowish-orange sky with cloud textures, with two pilots visible inside the cockpit.
A person in military uniform standing under the nose of a vintage military airplane on an airfield with a fence in the background.

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