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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
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Description
Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi-day events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Well, the men were hailed. Female pilots were more often ridiculed than praised for what the press portrayed as silly efforts to horn in on a manly, and deadly, pursuit. Keith...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot chronicles another thrilling chapter in American aviation history: the race to break the sound barrier. In the aftermath of World War II, the United States accelerated the development of technologies that would give it an advantage over the Soviet Union. Airpower, combined with nuclear weapons, offered a formidable check on Soviet aggression. In 1947, the United States Air Force was established....
23) Airplanes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Text and illustrations teach young children about different types of airplanes and their parts.
24) F-14 Tomcats
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Amazing photography and engaging information explain the technologies and capabilities of the F-14 Tomcats. Intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
25) Airplanes
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to airplanes. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
26) Helicopters
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Simple text and supportive images introduce young readers to helicopters. "--Provided by publisher.
28) A voyage in the clouds: the (mostly) true story of the first international flight by balloon in 1785
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A picture book inspired by the true story of how the first international flight was an Englishman and a French man who rode in a balloon across the English Channel"--
31) Airplanes
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Series
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers describes different types of airplanes and the jobs they do. Includes photo glossary and matching game"--
32) US Navy carriers
Series
Weapons of war volume 3
Description
This DVD traces the rise of the biggest warships in the world as the United States air power went from early biplanes landing on converted battleships to the huge modern supercarriers of today.
36) The dark frigate
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 12
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Description
In seventeenth-century England, orphaned Philip Marsham, forced to flee London after a terrible accident, finds himself in an even more difficult situation when his ship is taken over by pirates and he is forced to become a member of their crew.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Take off with the Berenstain Bears as they learn all about things that fly in this picture book featuring simple sentences for eager new readers.
The Berenstain Bears attend the Big Air Show at Bear Country Airport and watch jet planes, helicopters, rocket planes, and more, all from inside a hot-air balloon! Everyone's favorite bear family finds out more and more about the history of flight the higher they soar.
The Berenstain Bears Take Off!...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
"A fast-paced, dynamic account of the race to cross the Atlantic, and the larger-than-life personalities of the aviators who captured the world's attention. In 1919, a prize of $25,000 was offered to the first aviator to cross the Atlantic in either direction between France and America. Although it was one of the most coveted prizes in the world, it sat unclaimed (not without efforts) for eight long years, until the spring of 1927. It was then, during...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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Description
"Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked:...