"James and Michelle find themselves in the Atlanta airport on a layover...seemingly interminable delays draw them both to a mysterious flashing green light--and each other. Where James is passive, Michelle is anything but. And she quickly discovers that the flashing green light is actually...a button. Which she presses...Before they can figure up from down, strange, impossible things start happening: snowstorms form inside the B terminal; jungles sprout up in the C terminal; and earthquakes split the ground apart in between"--Provided by publisher.
Told from a canine perspective, an account of a day in the life of a detection dog finds Tucker the beagle joining a specially trained "beagle brigade" to sniff out environmentally unsafe items that may be passing through an airport.
"On a cross-country flight, the passengers of American Pride Flight 29 undergo a terrifying ordeal. After falling asleep, a handful of passengers awaken to realize that they h ave broken the time-space continuum and landed in a static and lifeless world. As they tentatively explore their new surroundings, they begin to hear menacing crunching noises over the hills"--OCLC.
In a nearly wordless beginning graphic novel, housecat Tom's dream of a peaceful Hawaiian vacation are shattered when Jerry the mouse pops out of his suitcase at the airport.
Simple text and illustrations introduce young readers to airports, the people that work there and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
"Elementary readers will follow the sequence of the process taken for building an airport, from the proposal, planning, and actual construction. A table of contents, glossary, further resources, and an index are included"--Provided by publisher.
Ryn, eighteen, trapped by a massive blizzard in the Denver airport, meets some unique characters who help her cope with survivor's guilt on the first anniversary of her best friend's death.
Early readers will learn all about the pilots who soar high above their towns and cities every day, and will have fun exploring the cockpit of the world's fastest vehicles. A picture glossary helps reinforce essential vocabulary related to these high-flying community helpers.
A basic introduction to passenger planes and how they work, focusing on the history of passenger planes, the important parts of a passenger plane, and improvements to passenger plane designs.
