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Wind Flyers by Angela Johnson Publisher Comments All he ever wanted to do was fly. Three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and New York Times bestselling illustrator Loren Long invite readers to ponder a band of undercelebrated World War II heroes -- the Tuskegee Airmen. With... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover 
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The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909 (Picture Puffins) by Alice Provensen Publisher Comments A dramatic retelling of the historic flight across the English Channel by aviation pioneer Louis Bleriot, a flight made possible by his persistent efforts and his family's loving support.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Amazing Airplanes (Amazing Machines) by Tony Mitton Publisher Comments Join our wacky animal crew for the flight of a lifetime! From the airport terminal to the flight deck, the zippy text and zappy art take children through how a plane flies, safety rules, in-flight entertainment and air traffic control. This action-packed... (read more) List Price $3.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Daring Miss Quimby by Suzanne Ge Whitaker Synopsis In 1912, airplanes looked like bicycles with wings. When a spirited young woman named Harriet Quimby decides to learn how to fly, everyone says it's too dangerous. She tries it anyway and becomes the first woman in the United States to earn a pilot's... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Amazing Airplanes by Tony Mitton Publisher Comments Join our wacky animal crew for the flight of a lifetime! From the airport terminal to the flight deck, the zippy text and zappy art take children through how a plane flies, safety rules, in-flight entertainment and air traffic control. This action-packed... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Planes by Angela Royston Publisher Comments An enormous jumbo jet, a thundering fighter plane, a daring rescue helicopter -- the most exciting planes are all here in superb full-color photos. How does a seaplane land? How fast does the Concorde fly? Simple text and detailed illustrations will... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Story of Flight: From the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum by Judith Rinard Publisher Comments Milestones in the development of flight illustrated from the collection of the National Air and Space Museum. Includes early airplanes, war planes, space travel, international space station and future of flight.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A is for Airplane: An Aviation Alphabet (Alphabet-Science & Nature) by Mary Ann Mcc Riehle Synopsis Celebrate the science of flight with events such as the Spirit of St. Louis's nonstop flight and the launch of the first space shuttle.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Fabulous Flying Machines of Alberto Santos-Dumont Fabulous Flying Machines of Alberto Santos-Dumont by Victoria Griffith Publisher Comments While the Wright Brothers were gliding over Kitty Hawk, the charming Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont was making his own mark on the history of flight. Alberto loved floating over Paris in his personal flying machine called a dirigible. He would tie it to... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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High in the Sky by Steve Parker Publisher Comments SuperSmarts give young readers a smart start! These unique nonfiction books are jam-packed with fascinating facts and brilliant illustrations -- plus dynamic picture-strips and intriguing true-or-false questions. SuperSmarts are information books that... (read more) List Price $11.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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How It Works: Plane: Over 30 Flaps to Open and Explore! (How It Works Books) by Nicholas Harris Publisher Comments (back cover) Want to know how a jet engine works? Or how an airplane stays in the air? Or what the pilot does to control the plane's speed and direction? If you're looking for answers to these questions, this book is definitely for you! Most pages... (read more) Your price: $12.99 New - Hardcover
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The Jet Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta Publisher Comments Readers will find much to admire in this handsomely illustrated introduction to twenty-eight types of jets. They will learn how a jet engine works, fly aboard a Nighthawk Stealth Fighter, and find out more about jets like the Concorde, the U-2 spy plane,... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Air Show! by Treat Williams Publisher Comments Ellie and Gill are going to the Air Show! There will be over 10,000 planes there. But there's one kind of plane in particular that Ellie's got her eye on. Will she go up in a stunt plane? Beloved motion picture and television actor... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Usborne Book of Cutaway Planes by Clive Gifford Synopsis -- Amazingly detailed cutaway illustrations and photographs with clear text to explain the principles behind how planes and cars... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Epic Adventure: Epic Flights (Epic Adventures) by Von Hardesty Publisher Comments The first people to fly did so in hot-air balloons. Some 120 years later, theWright brothers heavier-than-air flying machine made powered, controlled flight possible. Ever since, aviators have aspired to fly faster, farther, and higher. Charles Lindbergh... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Amazing Wonders Collection: The Story of an Aviator (Amazing Wonders Collection) by Marmaduke Calhoun Publisher Comments Ideal for daring aviators-to-be! An insider's story follows the early days of flight and features a splendid model of a biplane inside. Step back to the 1930s, when an ambitious flying ace vows to claim the prize for the first solo around-the-world fl... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Sky Sailors by David L Bristow Publisher Comments For more than a century before airplanes, people explored the sky in balloons. From 1783 to the early 1900s, aeronauts flew into storms, crossed large bodies of water, sailed over enemy armies, and soared to deadly altitudes. Illustrated in full color... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover
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Flight with Poster (Experience) by Richard Platt Publisher Comments The Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries differ from the Eyewitness books in that the text is longer and the vocabulary more difficult.... The photographs are outstanding.... The brief text compresses many details into a few sentences, The vocabulary is... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $3.25 Used - Hardcover
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Science from Your Airplane Window by Elizabeth A Wood Synopsis Nicely written explanation of optics, meteorology, physics, geology, geography from viewpoint of an aircraft window, plus simple experiments. 94 illustrations, 4 color plates.... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Flight School: How to Fly a Plane Step by Step by Nick Barnard Publisher Comments Here is a flying class for children who relish the details of dials, widgets, and flight panels. Filled with facts and statistics, it covers flying hardware, gadgets, and pilot know-how, and will delight all turbo-charged girls and boys who want to learn... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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