Amazing Wonders Collection - The Story of an Aviator

Zusammenfassung Ideal for daring aviators-to-be! An insider's story follows the early days of flight — and features a splendid model of a biplane inside. Step back to the 1930s! when an ambitious flying ace vows to claim the prize for the first solo around-the-world fl ight. While readying his aircraft! he offers a richly illustrated look at the exploits of aviation pioneers before him — from the Wright brothers' storied Flyer to Charles Lindbergh's cross-Atlantic flight! from airplane racing and aerial stunts to William Byrd's long-distance record and Amelia Earhart's breaking of the gender barrier. Filled with diagrams! charts! vintage photos! and maps! here is a lavish tribute to the early masters of the sky! who turned fl ights of fancy into real powered aircraft and soared straight into history.

Product details

• Authors: Marmaduke Randolph Calhoun, Nick Hardcastle, Clint Twist
• Publisher: Candlewick Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.09.2008
• EAN: 9780763639068
• ISBN: 978-0-7636-3906-8
• No. of pages: 23
• Dimensions: 300 mm x 303 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Amazing Wonders Collection; Amazing Wonders Collection
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age