Amazing Flights - The Golden Age (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9780778712022)

During the Golden Age of flight which followed WWI, planes were pushed beyond their limits, as pilots raced to be the first to cross oceans and continents. At home, out of work pilots gave rise to barnstormers and daredevils who thrilled crowds with their aerobatics. Children will learn about these remarkable men and women and their feats including: - Charles Lindbergh crossing the Atlantic - crossing Asia - Smithy crossing the Pacific - air mail - Byrd crossing the Poles - the MacRobertson Air Race - altitude records - James Doolittle and speed - flight around the world - plane identification guide

Author: Ole Steen Hansen
ISBN-10: 0778712028
ISBN-13: 9780778712022
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 10/31/2002
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 11.24h x 9.54w x 0.38d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.7
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 68868 / Amazing Flights: The Golden Age


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2003 pg. 423