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1) Airplanes
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The new Boeing Superliner looks much different than the plane the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk. Have you ever wondered how new planes are developed? This "Innovation in Transportation" book, Planes, takes a look at the people and creative ideas that have changed the way we think about flying.
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Some of the greatest inventions that changed the modern world have been based on nature. In Birds to Aircraft, readers will discover how the invention of the aircraft was inspired by the flight of birds. Book includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biographies, and sidebars. Some of the greatest inventions that changed the modern world have been based on nature. From robots to bullet trains, readers will discover how these inventions were...
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In Super Simple Aircraft Projects young readers will learn about the science and history of flight. Then they can do the science-based aircraft projects like a straw rocket or a hovercraft. This book has a timeline, easy-to follow steps, how-to pictures, and, best of all, it's written for kids!
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Applied to STEM & STEAM Concepts of Learning Principles.
Super Sandcastle is an imprint...
7) Airplanes
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2003.
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An introduction to the ideas and technical developments that produced today's airplanes. Includes a "hands on" activity.
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2020.
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"In 1903, the Wright brothers made three brief flights, and no one was there to watch them. Six years later, Wilbur Wright traveled to Europe to evangelicize about aviation and raise money for patents--and the world got aviation fever. That summer, a group of champagne companies organized the first ever international air meet in Rheims, France. They knew they could throw a great party and sell a lot of champagne. They didn't know that this single...
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2015.
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"[T]he real life story of Miss Lily Todd the first woman in the world to build and design an airplane. The story is set at the turn of the century when the world is awakening to the possibilities of the flying machine. One young woman, Miss Lily Todd, is inspired and she'll do whatever it takes to fly. But oh, no, no, no! At a time when becoming sky-born is already a challenge, Lily has more than gravity holding her down. Will she fly?" --Amazon.com....
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