The Invention of the Airplane

by Lucy Beevor

Overview

Explore the history and development of the airplane and find out how an airplane works. Learn about the inventors who helped influence the invention of the airplane.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496641373
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	World-Changing Inventions
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	15 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Lucy Beevor is an experienced editor and children's author. She has worked on hundreds of titles during her career – ranging from sharks to superheroes and everything in between! – and is the author of several nonfiction books for leading children's publishers in both the United States and UK. She was longlisted for the UK School Library Association's Information Book Award 2019 and edited the winner of the People’s Book Prize 2012.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Gift for Two Boys 4

Chapter 2 Before the Airplane 6

Chapter 3 Great Inventors 10

Chapter 4 How Airplanes Work 16

Chapter 5 The World Begins to Fly 20

Chapter 6 Airplanes Today 24

Timeline 29

Glossary 30

Critical Thinking Questions 31

Read More 31

Internet Sites 32

Index 32

Interviews

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