piloting

"In her third story, Luciana and her family are headed to Chile for winter break. Luci can't wait to see her cousins--but the reunion doesn't go as planned, and Luci feels like an outsider in her own family. Just then she receives a surprise invite from Claire Jacobs, her frenemy from astronaut training camp, to join her at the Mars habitat in the desert and watch NASA scientists at work. It's an offer too good to refuse, so Luci decides to leave her cousins and give her friendship with Claire a second chance. But what if Luci has made the wrong decision? What if she still can't trust Claire? When disaster strikes in the desert, Luci finds out the truth"--Amazon.

Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to pilots, discussing what they are, what they do and more.

"Luciana is over the moon-- she's going to Space Camp! But when she's picked to lead her team in a robot challenge, instead of rocketing her crew to success she steers them straight into trouble. After that, her teammates don't trust her. In fact Luci's pretty sure they don't even like her. It's great to be good at science-- but Luci learns that it's not enough. If she's got to be someone her crew can depend on, no matter what"--Back cover.

"Luciana is over the moon-- she's going to Space Camp! But when she's picked to lead her team in a robot challenge, instead of rocketing her crew to success she steers them straight into trouble. After that, her teammates don't trust her. In fact Luci's pretty sure they don't even like her. It's great to be good at science-- but Luci learns that it's not enough"--Amazon.

"Luciana can't wait to take off for youth astronaut training camp. She hopes to be chosen to dive to an underwater habitat where real astronauts train for life in space. But when Luci accuses her diving partner of sabotage, no one believes her and her chances of making the diving team sink fast. Things hit rock bottom when Luci has an underwater crisis. Suddenly making the dive team isn't her biggest worry. She'll have to conquer her fears if she ever wants it to Mars. If she can't, will she have to kiss her dreams of becoming an astronaut good-bye?"--Back cover.

Inspired by the true story of a famous all-female Russian bomber regiment, this is a tale of strength and sacrifice, of learning to fight for yourself, and of the perils of a world at war.

Readers will explore the skies and learn about the diverse jobs performed by a country’s air force personnel.

Includes stories about military fighter pilots whose main role is to protect the countries they serve, while flying advanced aircraft travelling at the speed of sound.

Explores the fictional technology used in the "Star Wars" movies. Covers the Droid Control Ship, the Podracers, the starfighters, the Millennium Falcon, and the Naboo Royal Starship.