This book introduces the history of the invention of airplanes, including Leonardo da Vinci's ornithopter, Joseph-Michel and Jacque- tienne Montgolfier's hot air balloons, Sir George Cayley and Otto Lilienthal's work with gliders, Orville and Wilbur Wright's first flight, Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart's flights across the Atlantic, and the work of modern record breakers Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager. Other chapters delve into airplane parts,...
Format:Library Binding
Language:English
ISBN:1604530820
ISBN13:9781604530827
Release Date:August 2008
Publisher:Checkerboard Library
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.51 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 8.0" x 7.8"
Age Range:8 to 11 years
Grade Range:Grades 3 to 6
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