The SMITHSONIAN BOOK OF FLIGHT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

By Walter J. Boyne and Boyne

Book Overview

This book, adapted under the auspices of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, is a primer on the history of flight, from the Balloon Age to the Space Age. This volume chronicles the pioneers, machines and events that shaped aviation history: the Wright Brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk, Charles Lindbergh's triumph in The Spirit of St Louis, the dramatic air battles of World War I and II, Chuck Yeager's breaking the sound barrier; the record breaking flight of the Voyager and much more.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689314221
• ISBN13: 9780689314223
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Atheneum
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Gorgeous photographs

Book is in like new condition and arrived quickly. Our 4th grader is fascinated by the detailed professional photography