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Conquering the sky / Nicolas Brasch.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Discovery education. Discoveries and inventionsPublisher: New York : PowerKids Press, 2014Description: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 147771331X (library binding)
  • 1477715045 (pbk.)
  • 9781477713310 (library binding)
  • 9781477715048 (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Flight in nature -- Myths and legends -- Kites and flying machines -- Hot air balloons, airships, and gliders -- Early aircraft -- Famous flights -- Propellers to jets -- Passenger aircraft -- Supersonic -- Into space -- Parade of aircraft -- Mix and match -- Glossary.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 629.13 B823 Available 33111007505742
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In 1903 Wilbur and Orville Wright completed the first successful flight of a heavier-than-air craft, at once realizing the centuries-old dream of human flight and paving the way for generations of explorers to come. With clear text and illustrated timelines, this book takes students through the events leading up to that historical moment and the milestones that have since followed, while informative sidebars and clear diagrams explore developments in flight in more detail. A Mix and Match activity encourages students to engage with the text, and a curated list of websites offer suggestions for further investigation.

Includes index.

Flight in nature -- Myths and legends -- Kites and flying machines -- Hot air balloons, airships, and gliders -- Early aircraft -- Famous flights -- Propellers to jets -- Passenger aircraft -- Supersonic -- Into space -- Parade of aircraft -- Mix and match -- Glossary.

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