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Drones / Elsie Olson ; editor, Rebecca Felix.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Modern engineering marvelsPublisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2018]Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781532110894
  • 1532110898
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Special delivery -- Balloons & bombs -- Radio control -- Lightning bugs & predators -- Military drones -- How drones work -- Eyes in the sky -- Drones at work -- Drone fun -- Future of drones -- Tech timeline.
Summary: Drones are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of drones from hot air balloons to radio-controlled aircraft to today's unmanned aerial vehicles. Reginald Denny and his development of radio-controlled planes for the US military is featured, and a colorful infographic shows the parts of a drone. Readers will learn how different types of drones work and see the future of drones from weather monitoring to delivering packages! A timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement historical and color photos. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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 623.7469 O52 Available 33111008681112
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Drones are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of drones from hot air balloons to radio-controlled aircraft to today's unmanned aerial vehicles. Reginald Denny and his development of radio-controlled planes for the US military is featured, and a colorful infographic shows the parts of a drone. Readers will learn how different types of drones work and see the future of drones from weather monitoring to delivering packages! A timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement historical and color photos. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Includes index.

Special delivery -- Balloons & bombs -- Radio control -- Lightning bugs & predators -- Military drones -- How drones work -- Eyes in the sky -- Drones at work -- Drone fun -- Future of drones -- Tech timeline.

Drones are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of drones from hot air balloons to radio-controlled aircraft to today's unmanned aerial vehicles. Reginald Denny and his development of radio-controlled planes for the US military is featured, and a colorful infographic shows the parts of a drone. Readers will learn how different types of drones work and see the future of drones from weather monitoring to delivering packages! A timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement historical and color photos. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

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