airports

A little steamroller at the London Airport helps foil a smuggling plan.

A young boy shows how he and his dad used signs to help them when they went to the airport to pick up his mom.

Introduces some of the people who work at an airport and the jobs they perform, including customer service agent, checkpoint security supervisor, air traffic specialist, flight lineman, and public safety officer.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce children to the people and things they might see while going on an airplane.

Describes the successful efforts of concerned citizens to stop construction of a jetport that would have destroyed the Florida Everglades.

Rudolf Von Flugel takes Huckle, Sally, and Lowly on a tour of the airport.

While at the airport waiting for her father to pick up his best friend from childhood, Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to help a distressed father find his missing daughter.

In 1933 fifteen-year-old Beatty hangs around a small Texas airport waiting for visits from her pilot-father from whom she longs to learn about her deceased mother.

Discusses the history, purpose, and maintenance of Japan's Kansai International Airport, including what it is like to land on a man-made island.

Examines how airports have developed as a vital part of the growing international air transportation network and describes some of the world's airports, from the vast complexes that serve major cities to the simple, functional airstrips of the world's remoter regions.