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Author:

Rinard, Judith E.

Title:

The story of flight : Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum / Judith E. Rinard.

Publisher:

Firefly Books,

Copyright Date:

2002

Description:

64 p. : col. ill., col. ports. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Aeronautics--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
Astronautics--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
National Air and Space Museum--Juvenile literature.
Aéronautique--États-Unis--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Astronautique--États-Unis--Histoire--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
National Air and Space Museum--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Exploring the world of flight -- Up, up, and away! -- Winging it: Early flying machines -- Wright stuff -- Races in the air -- Wings of war: Fighters -- War in the sky: Bombers -- Spy in the sky -- Aerial acrobats -- Flying the mail -- Charles Lindbergh -- Amelia Earhart -- Women of flight -- Traveling by air -- Flight control -- Whirlybirds -- To the limit -- Blast off -- At the controls -- Living in space -- Working in space -- Bringing it home -- Into the future -- Journey to Mars -- Index -- Picture credits.

Summary:

Surveys the history of aviation, from the first attempts to modern supersonic planes to space shuttles.

ISBN:

9781552975886 (pbk.)
1552975886 (pbk.)
9781552976425 (bound)
1552976424 (bound) :
9781552976944 (pbk.)
1552976947 (pbk.) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)48941494

Locations:

CKPA482 -- Amana School-Community Library (Amana) — J 629.1309 RIN

SUPC124 -- Aplington Legion Memorial Library (Aplington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

MGPD463 -- Humboldt Public Library (Humboldt)

GQPB641 -- Melbourne Public Library (Melbourne)

FGPD194 -- New Hampton Public Library (New Hampton)

JNPC081 -- Leonard A. Good Community Library (Ogden)

AWPD207 -- Osceola Public Library (Osceola)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

LZSX115 -- Storm Lake Middle School (Storm Lake)