"Airplanes: they soar through the sky with a mighty, thunderous sound as passenger’s peer down at the puffy clouds and the towns below. What fascinating structures airplanes can be – especially for young children just beginning to learn about them!
Take Off! All About Airplanes is the perfect airplane book for your grade schooler who already has a budding fascination for the field of aviation and wants to learn more. This short, easy read is filled with not just information text, but also vibrant visuals, an interesting timeline, and intriguing facts! Your student will learn about the Wright Brothers, the history of aviation, how air travel has changed the way people work and live, and the important parts that make the plane fly. How exciting!
Many owners of these aviation books have even said their student or child loves to read the book again and again – getting through the book quickly the first time, then going back to study the images and memorize the facts inside. If your child is a budding aviation enthusiast, this could be the perfect learning opportunity that doesn’t even feel like learning! It’s all fun.
Give your student the chance to engrain themselves in a subject area that fascinates them, entertains them, and teaches them something important – all about airplanes!
About Shell Education
Rachelle Cracchiolo started the company with a friend and fellow teacher. Both were eager to share their ideas and passion for education with other classroom leaders. What began as a hobby, selling lesson plans to local stores, became a part-time job after a full day of teaching, and eventually blossomed into Teacher Created Materials. The story continued in 2004 with the launch of Shell Education and the introduction of professional resources and classroom application books designed to support Teacher Created Materials curriculum resources. Today, Teacher Created Materials and Shell Education are two of the most recognized names in educational publishing around the world."
Jennifer Prior has written over 100 educational books for teachers and children, covering literacy, language arts, social studies, and early childhood education. Her instructional resources include Focused Reading Intervention, Targeted Reading Intervention, Exploring Nonfiction, Exploring Writing, and Write Time for KidsŪ, as well as her textbooks Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education: Research into Practice and Environmental Print in the Classroom: Meaningful Connections for Learning to Read.
For students, she has authored children’s informational books such as America’s Natural Landmarks, Rocky Mountain States, and Polar Regions Through Time, along with science and social studies titles in partnership with TIME for KidsŪ and recent works like Our Grand Canyon.
Jennifer’s books combine classroom-tested strategies with engaging, real-world connections. She is a former classroom teacher and has been a professor of education at Northern Arizona University for over 20 years.
Outside of writing, Jennifer enjoys creative, hands-on pursuits. She sings, cooks, crafts artisanal soaps, and makes pine needle baskets, which can be seen at the annual Flagstaff Open Studios art show. She lives in Flagstaff, AZ, with her husband, their dog Monica, and cats Mary and Chad.
