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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Description
"16-year-old Valya knows what it feels like to fly. She's a pilot who's always felt more at home soaring through the sky than down on earth. But since the Germans surrounded Stalingrad, Valya's been forced to stay on the ground and watch her city crumble ..."--Dust jacket.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Farm fields can span hundreds of acres. With so much area to cover, checking crops and livestock can be difficult. But with an agricultural drone, this job becomes much simpler. Young readers will discover how drones help farmers maximize efficiencies and bring abundant harvests.
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Helicopters and airplanes arent the only aircraft launching to the skies anymore. Thousands of recreational drones are launched every day. Whether owners make their own drones or buy them, recreational drone use shows no signs of slowing down. Young readers will learn all about these UAVs and the rules those flying them need to follow.
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Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about the Army Night Stalkers. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
50) Military drones
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Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explains how both aerial and underwater military drones operate and get inside details about some of the missions they've completed.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
In Big Week, acclaimed World War II historian James Holland chronicles the massive air battle through the experiences of those who lived and died during it. Prior to Big Week, the air forces on both sides were in crisis. Allied raids into Germany were being decimated, but German resources- fuel and pilots -were strained to the breaking point. Ultimately new Allied aircraft - especially the American long-range P-51 Mustang - and superior tactics won...
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Pub. Date
2023
Description
This book is about a large baby boomer family from the unique perspective of father and son. The father's early formation, his trials and training leading to Arial Combat during WWll as a nineteen-year-old Pilot in a B-24 over Germany. It's a story about a man finding something he likes to do and finding he's good at it, not knowing the price to be paid in active and repressed PTSD. The story of a military wife, who has to deal with that dichotomy...
56) The carrier war
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Description
Presents photographic records of the Pacific War in World War II as seen from both sides.
57) Planes GO
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Describes the sounds of eight different kinds of airplanes.
58) Helicopters
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Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Did you know that a helicopter can be big enough to carry a bus? The biggest helicopter is taller than a two-story house. Find out more about these mighty machines in Helicopters, part of the Mega Machines series.
60) Airplanes
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Series
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
It is never too early to learn science concepts, especially if the topic is interesting. This book uses the natural curiosity that kids have about airplanes to introduce relevant scientific principles. Readers will strengthen their reading skills and increase proficiency, as they learn basic science concepts.