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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Why do airplanes look the way they do? Why can't birds fly when they're first born? And why do some paper planes fly farther than others? Discover everything there is to know about flight from Ada Twist, Scientist--from information about creatures that fly, to the history of aircrafts, to modern technology that allows us to soar through the air faster than ever!"--Amazon.
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Kids Can Press
Language
English
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"In captivating, lyrical verse, award-winning children's author Susan Vande Griek explores the fascinating movements of twelve birds. Hawks kettle, riding warm air currents like bubbles rising in a pot of boiling water. Puffins wheel, circling over the sea and island colonies. And eagles cartwheel, locking talons high in the air and then tumbling toward earth. Alongside each poem is an informational sidebar explaining why the bird moves in its own...
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Publisher
Phaidon Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
World records book of animal flight. Meet ten flyers through a series of superlatives - and guess who's who while learning about airborne animals. From the fastest (white-throated needletail) to the most acrobatic (flying fox bat), and from the best glider (colugo) to the best backward flyer (hummingbird), each master of flight is depicted in a blueprint-inspired diagram, accompanied by text.
A stunning world-records book of animal flight, by the...
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Series
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Only a select few animals are able to glide long distances through air, but they include an amazing variety-- even a few species of frogs and snakes. Catching Air takes us around the planet to meet these animals and explore why this gravity-defying talent has evolved in animals, amphibians, and reptiles.
14) Space
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Publisher
EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"This book explores the wonders and dangers of outer space, from Earth's barren Moon and the red surface of Mars to the airless emptiness of space itself. Find out all about spacecraft and the astronauts who ride them up into the void"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
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So often in history, the actual participants get lost in the retelling of the story. This highly engaging book reveals the thousands of people responsible for landing men on the moon and finally and deservedly get their due. Culled from direct quotes from the people behind the scenes, NASA transcripts, national archives and NASA photos, the whole story of Apollo 11 and the first moon landing emerges.
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Wings takes readers on a fact-packed flight over a fascinating subject. Written by Tracey Turner, it offers a bird’s-eye view of the first airplanes, the fastest jet planes, beetles, birds, winged horses, flying dragons—even winged unicorns. There's fun, easy-to-read information on wings of all kinds, including plenty of STEM material, presented in a mixture of text and speech bubbles that's perfect for readers aged 7 plus. With Fatti Burke’s...
17) Space travel
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This children's book on space travel is packed with inspiring stories and facts about space exploration, astronauts, and the first moon landing.
20) Space explorers
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Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A fact and photo-filled introduction to space flight's famous first, near misses, and disasters. Discover the daring and dangerous world of space exploration from lift-off to landing"--Back cover.
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