Famous Flying Machines: A Quick History of Flight With 7 Authentic Models to Make and Fly

By Leon Baxter

Entertaining and educational, Baxter's brief history of flight comes complete with working models, from the first named airplane through modern spacecraft. His informative text begins with early ideas of flight and progresses from the first hot air balloons and motor-powered gliders, through jet-propelled craft and passenger planes, to supersonic flight and space travel.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082498532X
• ISBN13: 9780824985325
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Ideals Childrens Books
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7