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The dream of being able to fly is as old as human history. This book, based on the outstanding collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C., tells the story of the remarkable people - dreamers, inventors, and pilots - who turned that dream into a reality. Richly illustrated with photographs and illustrations The Story of Flight takes young readers on an exciting journey through time. Here you will read about: - the development of ballooning - the earliest gliders - the Wright brothers' first sustained flights - Charles Lindbergh's solo trip across the Atlantic - Amelia Earhart's courageous flights - other women of flight - the explosion of the airship Hindenburg - the dogfights of World Wars I and II - the early days of air travel - Whirlybirds - Chuck Yeager's blast through the sound barrier - the Apollo astronauts' first steps on the moon - the building of the International Space Station -

Story of Flight

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Paperback / softback by Judith E. Rinard

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The dream of being able to fly is as old as human history. This book, based on the outstanding collection... Read more

    Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 01/04/2013
    ISBN13: 9781552976944, 978-1552976944
    ISBN10: 1552976947

    Number of Pages: 64

    Children & Teen , Children's Non-Fiction

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    The dream of being able to fly is as old as human history. This book, based on the outstanding collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C., tells the story of the remarkable people - dreamers, inventors, and pilots - who turned that dream into a reality. Richly illustrated with photographs and illustrations The Story of Flight takes young readers on an exciting journey through time. Here you will read about: - the development of ballooning - the earliest gliders - the Wright brothers' first sustained flights - Charles Lindbergh's solo trip across the Atlantic - Amelia Earhart's courageous flights - other women of flight - the explosion of the airship Hindenburg - the dogfights of World Wars I and II - the early days of air travel - Whirlybirds - Chuck Yeager's blast through the sound barrier - the Apollo astronauts' first steps on the moon - the building of the International Space Station -

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