Airplanes (Pebble Books)

Saunders-Smith, Gail

ISBN 10: 1560654988 ISBN 13: 9781560654988

Publisher: Pebble Books, 1997

Synopsis

Describes several different kinds of airplanes, including a paper airplane, a propeller plane, a biplane, a crop duster, a seaplane, a water bomber, and jets.

About this title

About the Author

Gail Saunders-Smith is a Capstone Press author.

From School Library Journal

Gr 4-6-Fox traces rocket science from its beginnings with the Chinese (A.D. 1231) to the present. She provides an introduction to how rockets work and describes their use in World War II, the Apollo Moon mission, and the space shuttle. Airplanes includes a capsulized history of flight, an explanation of how planes work, different types of military and civilian aircraft, and speculation about the future of aviation. Emphasizing the heroes and heroines of aviation and rocketry, these titles feature a multiethnic selection of biographical sketches of pilots, inventors, engineers, and astronauts. Each book is attractively laid out with clear, full-color photographs and reproductions and occasional diagrams to clarify and explain the technology. Liberally sprinkled throughout the texts are "Amazing Facts" boxes that provide snippets of additional information.-Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL

Copyright 1996 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pebble Books
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1560654988
• ISBN 13: 9781560654988
• Binding: Library Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 24