How Do Airplanes Fly?: A Book About Airplanes (Discovery Readers) - Softcover

Melvin Berger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1571020446 ISBN 13: 9781571020444

Publisher: Ideals Publishing Company, 1996

Synopsis

Winner of Favorite Paperbacks for 1994-IRA/CBC and A Children's Book-of- the-Month Club Selection. Ideals Children's Books award-winning Discovery Readers(r) Series was created to answer children's questions with fascinating facts and accurate illustrations. Each book has been reviewed by educational advisors and reading-level tested. Easy-to-read text explains how airplanes fly and also takes a trip through flying machine history.

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Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 2?Based on the idea that readers have arrived at the airport in preparation for a flight, this title presents a very simplified introduction to the topic. Several pages are devoted to the history of flight and early pioneers in the field. About 10 pages explain how propellers and jet engines help airplanes and helicopters to fly. No mention is made of how the shape of the wing is involved. The text of three to six sentences per page is set in large primary type. Vocabulary is appropriate for the intended audience; pronunciation is included, but on an inconsistent basis. Help is given for such words as cabin and cargo, but not for theater, instruments, and attendant. Pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations add interest. For collections looking for "books about airplanes" for their youngest patrons, this one is adequate.?Eldon Younce, Harper Elementary School, KS
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Edition details

• Publisher: Ideals Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1571020446
• ISBN 13: 9781571020444
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48