The First Unrefueled Flight Around the World (First Books--First Flight, #1)
by Richard L Taylor
The Invention of the Aeroplane (World-Changing Inventions)
by Lucy Beevor
Provides an introduction to the history and development of the aeroplane and explains how an aeroplane works. Includes information on Orville and Wilbur Wright and other inventors who helped influence the invention of the aeroplane.
Discover a thrilling moment in history when pioneering aviator Ruth Law attempted to do what no other aviator had done before: fly nonstop from Chicago to New York. On November 19, 1916, at 8:25 a.m., Ruth Law took off on a flight from Chicago to New York City that aviation experts thought was doomed. Sitting at the controls of her small bi-plane, exposed to the elements, Law battled fierce winds and numbing cold. When her engine ran out of fuel, she glided for two miles and landed at Hornell,...
Space Travel (An Astronaut's Lif) (Astronaut's Life)
by Martha E H Rustad
What's it like to travel through space? From take off to landing to everything in between, readers will learn the ins and outs of space travel. Low-level, chunked text alongside stunning photographs will engage the youngest space enthusiasts.
Mighty Military Aircraft (Military Machines On Duty)
by William N Stark
The Biggest Plane Crashes (History's Biggest Disaster)
by Connie Colwell Miller
Discovering the key to flight has been a dream come true for mankind. But when something goes wrong, this dream becomes a nightmare. Get the details of some of the most devastating plane crashes ever.
21st-Century Airplanes (Feats of 21st-Century Engineering)
by Lisa Idzikowski
Flight Attendant (Cool Careers (Cherry Lake))
by William David Thomas
The Let's Look series is a colourful and stimulating new series of photographic word books for pre-school learning. Developed in consultation with educational experts, it is specially designed to prepare children aged 2-5 years for the first stages of the British National Curriculum and as a foundation for basic reading skills. All the titles in the series are visually exciting, fun to use, and draw on familiar, simple images that toddlers need to recognise and will love to identify.
The Airplane (Great Inventions (Benchmark Books))
by Harold Faber
These fabulous books are a must for any young reader with an interest in vehicles and machines. Each book is filled with amazing machines, fun facts, jokes, and age-appropriate text in colourful boxes. This book takes a close look at machines that can fly including super jumbos, rockets, and space shuttles. Find out which flying machine is the mightiest of them all!
An enemy ship is spotted 30 miles away from a United States Navy aircraft carrier. Sailors scramble to the deck to get F/A-18E/F Super Hornets airborne. Streaking into the sky the Super Hornets confront the enemy ship and force it to leave U.S. waters. In this title students will discover the components of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and how the Navy uses the jet fighter on different missions.
The Airplane (Great Inventions (Capstone Hardcover)) (Great Inventions)
by Julie L Sinclair
Planes, Rockets and Other Flying Machines (Time Shift) (Fast Forward (Franklin Watts Hardcover))
by Ian Graham
"Amazing photography and engaging information explain the technologies and capabilities of the F-14 Tomcats. Intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.