airplanes

Simple text and illustrations present different types of airplanes and the work they do.

Contains photographs and information about airplanes, explaining what they are, looking at the different parts of a plane, and describing a trip on a jumbo jet.

Illustrations and simple text chronicle the history of flight and describe different kinds of aircraft that have been used throughout history.

Explains the basic principles of flight and gives folding instructions for twenty-nine airplanes.

A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which crossed the English Channel in thirty-seven minutes in the early 1900's.

Explains the basic science of flight, the problems of getting vehicles into the air, different types of engines, and aircraft design. Includes instructions for making aircraft models.

A five-year-old girl gets lost at the airport and takes off in an airplane.