national air and space museum

Freddie Ramos uses his super hearing to help a lost child during a class trip to the Air & Space Museum, but finds it hard not to become "a sneaky snoop.".

The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum is one of the most visited museums in the world. It maintains the world's largest collection of aviation and space artifacts and is an essential destination for anyone interested in air and space flight. In this book, you'll find highlights from the museum's current exhibits as well as key objects and aircraft from its collections. We will also explore the ideas, discoveries and breakthroughs that launched humanity into the sky.

Freddie Ramos uses his super hearing to help a lost child during a class trip to the Air & Space Museum, but finds it hard not to become "a sneaky snoop.".

When ten-year-old Tomas and his friends visit the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., he sees the Apollo 11 Lunar Module and suddenly finds that he has become Neil Armstrong as he makes his historic walk on the moon in 1969.

"Kid-friendly guidebook to three major Smithsonian Museums: The National Air and Space Museum, The National Museum of Natural History, and the National Museum of American History"--Provided by publisher.

Text and photographs look at some of the exhibits at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

What do moon rocks, a space shuttle, a white vest, and the Wright brothers' Flyer all have in common? They are some of the amazing artifacts on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. Take a tour through the museum's collections. Engaging text, graphs, maps, and colorful images help readers discover the stories behind some of these high-flying pieces of history.

After discovering that the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is much smaller, has no Spirit of St. Louis airplane or Apollo 11 command module, and is filled with balloons, blimps, and dirigibles, four schoolmates travel through time to try and restore the Wright brothers to their well-earned place in history and learn about aerodynamics and other aviation principles along the way.