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How do hang gliders work?

2013
Simple text and photographs describe how hang gliders work.

The space mission adventure

2012
Ziggy and the other members of the Black Dinosaurs go to Space Camp where they learn about the space program and speculate about the existence of extraterrestrial beings.

When men first flew

1969
Traces the history of the airplane from its first flight at Kitty Hawk through its use in World War I as it developed into an important means of transportation, a weapon of war, and an object of sport.

Air disasters

2012
Looks at the science of air crashes and disasters, highlighting such major instances as 9/11 and TWA Flight 800.

Fighter pilots

2008
Describes the history of fighter pilots and fighter jets, provides advice on becoming a fighter pilot, and relates, in graphic form, the war experiences of three fighter pilots.

The personal correspondence of Catherine Clark and Meredith Lyons

Pearl Harbor, 1941
2004
Letters between two young girls, one in Washington, D.C., and eager to become a newspaper reporter, the other in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, determined to take flying lessons, chronicle not only events in the year leading up to the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, but also the pain of having their fathers in the war. Includes an epilogue with facts and photographs.

Fighter pilot

2007
Discusses fighter pilots, describing their training, job responsibilities, and equipment.

Character education collection

1990
Three stories for children about inspirational characters and historical figures.

Flying the big jets

all you wanted to know about the jumbos but couldn't find a pilot to ask
1985

Pilots fly planes

1997
Explains the work of a pilot by taking the reader step-by-step through a typical day.

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