Philip, Claire
Summary: "Readers go up, up, and away with a variety of airborne vehicles in this fun guide to going places through the air. Short blocks of achievable text introduce readers to airplanes, helicopters, and even hot air balloons. As young readers explore fun facts about these vehicles, they also meet a variety of charming illustrated characters in exciting settings. These eye-catching illustrations fill...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.133 PHINahum, Andrew.
Summary: A photo essay tracing the history and development of aircraft from hot-air balloons to jetliners. Includes information on the principles of flight and the inner workings of various flying machines.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.13 NAHDuPrau, Jeanne
Summary: Several hundred years in the future, in a world where fossil fuels are no longer used as a power source, a thirteen-year-old boy named Keith joins a jet pack project that will give people the ability to fly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2023
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Summary: A photo essay tracing the history and development of aircraft from hot-air balloons to jetliners. Includes information on the principles of flight and the inner workings of various flying machines.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: A. Knopf 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.13 NAHVeitch, Catherine
Summary: "These fabulous books are a must for any young reader with an interest in vehicles and machines. Each book is filled with amazing machines, fun facts, jokes, and age-appropriate text in colorful boxes. This book takes a close look at machines that can fly including super jumbo jets, rockets, and space shuttles. Find out which flying machine is the mightiest of them all!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.1 VEISummary: In a lively discussion with Lord Kelvin, inventor Phileas Fogg states his belief that it's possible for someone to travel around the globe in a mere 80 days. Kelvin challenges him to prove it, and adds a wager: if Fogg can't circumnavigate the globe in 80 days, he'll have to give up inventing forever. Fogg and his crew of two take the challenge. They travel by train, boat, balloon, horseback,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AROCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY AROAllenby, Victoria
Summary: "Helicopters, gliders, and planes-oh my! Preschoolers never get tired of cool flying machines. Indulge their love for things with wings (and a few without) with bright photographs and jaunty verse that makes it easy for pre-readers to chime in. They won'teven notice the subtle language lesson in prepositions as the hot air balloon drifts between the mountains, the water bomber swoops through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Dreamy Emery loves doodling wild inventions ... but when a new friend moves in next door with piles of tools and ideas, can they build a real flying machine together? This charming celebration of intergenerational friendship, creativity and the thrill of scientific discovery will delight young inventors and STEM educators alike.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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Summary: In the 1890s Conor and his family live on the sovereign Saltee Islands. He spends his days studying the science of flight and exploring the castle with the king's daughter. But his life changes when he discovers a deadly conspiracy against the king. When Conor tries to intervene, he is branded a traitor and thrown into jail. There, he has to fight for his life, as he and the other prisoners are...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC COLDavies, Bryony
Summary: Take to the skies with this fun, visual miscellany for children who love anything aircraft related! Each double-page spread features a different group of aircraft to explore, such as helpful helicopters, record-breaking planes and soaring spacecraft. Discover some of the more surprising things to have flown - including flying cars and jet packs. Readers can also learn how planes fly, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Trans DaviesMcAllister, Bruce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roundup Press 2005
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 629.13 McASummary: The historic journey of how two Midwestern bicycle mechanics with no formal training prevailed over the world's leading inventors in discovering the secret of flight.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: David Garrigus 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KITBarnham, Kay
Summary: From hot-air balloons to stealth aircraft that can hide from radar, machines that fly in the sky are amazing feats of technology. They're made possible by developments in engineering! In this volume, readers encounter many high-flying machines, including helicopters, drones, and even jetpacks! Detailed text describes the science behind how each machine works while clear diagrams aid readers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.13 BARSummary: Fascinated by flight? In this episode of the PBS Scientific American Frontiers series, host Alan Alda takes the viewer on a captivating journey through the world of aviation. From the evolution of flight in primitive insects to the latest in high-tech aircrafts, Flying High explores the flight secrets of birds, insects, and airplanes. This program features individual stories of avionic...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1996
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Belloni, Giulia.
Summary: A determined sheep and his practical wolf friend try their hand at building a flying machine together, but when their plans don't work like they wanted, they must find a new way to make their dreams come true.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Owl Kids 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BELRichards, Kitty.
Summary: SpongeBob dreams of flying with the jellyfish, but soon realizes that being a superhero is not all it's cracked up to be.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2003
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE RICNahum, Andrew.
Summary: A photo essay tracing the history and development of aircraft from hot-air balloons to jetliners. Includes information on the principles of flight and the inner workings of various flying machines.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1990
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 629.13 NAHVilardi, Debbie
Summary: "This book introduces readers to the science behind aviation. Students learn about the four forces of flight: gravity, lift, drag, and thrust. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cody Koala, an imprint of Pop! 2019
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 629.13 VILSummary: Strange human-powered flying machine inventions that never really worked, including one that actually looks like a bird.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1933
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Summary: Ill-conceived flying machines including elaborate precursor to the auto-gyro
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1930
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Summary: Goofy segment from a documentary telling the story of "A.V. Ation". Shots of wacky, poorly conceived flying machines.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1935
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Keenan, Sheila.
Summary: Traces the history of flight from the days when people only dreamed about flying to planes of the future. Illustrations explain how different flying machines function.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629 KEESalisbury, Gay.
Summary: The story of the 1925 Nome, Alaska, diphtheria epidemic describes the plight of the patients, with a blizzard imminent and the much-needed serum seven hundred miles away, as teams of sled dogs and their drivers become the only hope for survival.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5123 SALCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Survival SalisburyProvensen, Alice.
Summary: A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which crossed the English Channel in thirty-seven minutes in the early 1900's.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Press 1983