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Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of rocket development from early Chinese fire arrows to modern-day space shuttles, discussing the science behind rocket flight while outlining projects that use the forces of thrust, gravity, lift, and drag.
4) V-22 Ospreys
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about V-22 Ospreys. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
5) Falling
Author
Language
English
Description
"You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard. What you don't know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot's family was kidnapped. For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die. The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane. Enjoy the flight." --
8) Flight
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Investigates science facts and concepts related to flight, with photographs and cartoon illustrations, historical background, and mini quizzes.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two unknown brothers from Ohio changed history. But it would take the world some time to believe what had happened: the age of flight had begun, with the first heavier-than-air, powered machine carrying a pilot. Who were these men and how was it that they achieved what they did? Far more than a couple of unschooled Dayton bicycle mechanics who happened to hit on success, they were men...
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Tiny Broadwick, a teeny, uneducated mill girl, had big dreams of soaring above the earth, out of poverty, and above expectations. She became the first woman to parachute from an airplane, and her idea for the rip cord paved the way for pilots to safely escape in-flight emergencies. This thrilling biography shows how Tiny's determination, courage, adventurousness, and joy lifted her up to stand tall as a pioneer in flight.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The first people to fly did so in hot-air balloons. Some 120 years later, the Wright brothers' heavier-than-air flying machine made powered, controlled flight possible. Ever since, aviators have aspired to fly faster, farther, and higher. With advances in rocketry, a new era dawned.
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Discover everything there is to know about flight from Ada Twist, Scientist—from information about creatures that fly, to the history of aircrafts, to modern technology that allows us to soar through the air faster than ever!"--
13) Flying machine
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
15) Runaway rocket!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When a rocket launch goes wrong in Adventure Bay, it's up to Nickelodeon's newest heroes, the Cat Pack, to help the PAW Patrol save the day. Will Wild, Leo, Shade, Rory, and the heroic pups make a purrfect team?"--
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"In The Crash Detectives, veteran aviation journalist and air safety investigator Christine Negroni takes us inside crash investigations from the early days of the jet age to the present, including the search for answers about what happened to the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. As Negroni dissects what happened and why, she explores their common themes and, most important, what has been learned from them to make planes safer. Indeed, as Negroni...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"The pioneers of early flight performed death-defying feats and broke new technological ground as they took to the skies to thrill crowds and advance the boundaries of human innovation."--Provided by publisher.
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