Flying Machine - Hardcover

Nahum, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0863184138 ISBN 13: 9780863184130

Publisher: Gardners Books, 1990

Synopsis

Each title in the "Eyewitness" series is an account of the world around us. Illustrated with colour photographs of objects from the natural world, from specialist museums and from rare private collections, the series offers a fresh approach to the mysteries of nature, history, science, arts, crafts and pastimes. This study examines the machines that have enabled man to conquer gravity, tracing the development of the airplane from Da Vinci's ornithopter to the supersonic jets of today. The history of flight is accompanied by photographs.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Vivid photos and lively captions document humankind's age-old desire to fly; elucidate the principles behind lift, drag, and thrust; and reveal the inner and outer workings of everything from gliders and hot-air balloons to helicopters and fighter planes.  

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4 Up-- The unique, now familiar, series format puts the development of two familiar and popular technologies in center stage. Strikingly clear images leap from a white background; numerous captions and brief text encourage browsing over methodical exploration. The whole effect is made orderly by careful layout and unobtrusive black outlines around each spread. And each book's comprehensive index allows use as reference. Flying Machine highlights early balloons and birdlike aircraft and then follows the development of powered flight into contemporary times. Highly detailed, crisp photographs are a delight. Car has no true equal in its dynamic presentation and technical detail, and will truly entertain and inform anyone interested in automobiles. The Smithsonian Book of Flight for Young People (Aladdin, 1988) by Walter J. Boyne covers much the same ground, but with more text and fewer, slightly less eye-catching illustrations. Graeme Cook's Weird and Wonderful Aircraft (Enterprise, 1975; o.p.) is a lively supplement to the basics in Flying Machine. Both it and Car have a slightly British bias in models displayed, with significant European contributions acknowledged. American developments are given proper attention, but do not dominate the works. A wealth of fascinating pictures and facts to draw in any browser. --Ann G. Brouse, Steele Memorial Library, Elmira, NY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Gardners Books
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0863184138
• ISBN 13: 9780863184130
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1