Wings : birds, bees, biplanes, and other things with wings /

Turner, Tracey,

Wings : birds, bees, biplanes, and other things with wings / Birds, bees, biplanes, and other things with wings words by Tracey Turner ; art by Fatti Burke. - 48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes index. "A Raspberry book." -- Title page verso.

Flying insects -- Butterflies -- Flying reptiles -- The first birds -- Lots of birds -- Bats -- Magical wings -- The flight of Icarus -- People take off! -- Gliders -- Flying machines -- From biplanes to supersonic planes -- Planes of the future -- Helicopters -- Wings in space -- Wings that don't fly -- Flying without wings -- Wandering albatross wings -- All sorts of birds.

"Wings takes readers on a fact-packed flight over a fascinating subject. Written by Tracey Turner, it offers a bird's-eye view of the first airplanes, the fastest jet planes, beetles, birds, winged horses, flying dragons--even winged unicorns. There's fun, easy-to-read information on wings of all kinds, including plenty of STEM material, presented in a mixture of text and speech bubbles that's perfect for readers aged 7 plus. With Fatti Burke's stylish and colorful illustrations, Wings is a wonderful journey of discovery."--Amazon.

9780753475539 0753475537


Insects--Juvenile literature.
Animal flight--Juvenile literature.
Wings (Anatomy)--Juvenile literature.
Airplanes--Juvenile literature.
Helicopters--Juvenile literature.
Flight--Juvenile literature.
Animals, Mythical--Juvenile literature.


Informational works.
Picture books.
Illustrated works.

Powered by Koha