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[2018]
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English
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In the aftermath of World War II, the United States accelerated the development of technologies that would give it an advantage over the Soviet Union. Airpower, combined with nuclear weapons, offered a formidable check on Soviet aggression. In 1947, the United States Air Force was established. Meanwhile, scientists and engineers were pioneering a revolutionary new type of aircraft which could do what no other machine had ever done: reach mach 1--a...
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The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s -- and won Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi?day events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Well, the men were hailed. Female pilots...
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2022.
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English
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A visual history of airplanes and aviation features eight hundred of the greatest aircraft ever made, from the earliest hot air balloons to Germany's Zeppelins and modern supersonic jets, including legendary planes like the Gipsy Moth, the Spitfire, and the Concorde.
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2019.
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English
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Join Cogz the Robot Dog and discover how AIRPLANES and other FLYING MACHINES work! Cogz, and his mice sidekicks, Nutty and Bolt, are up in the sky, looking different flying machines. But how do they work? Discover all about forces, learn about wings, find out about the fastest planes in the world, and much more! Covering key STEM themes of engineering, physics, and inventions, and with a fun quiz to test your knowledge, this book will get your child...
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Blast off into space! Make reading your superpower with DK s beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about spaceships and rockets, and their missions in space - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Spaceships and Rockets is a beautifully designed reader all about travel in space, from early missions to the future of space exploration. The engaging text has been carefully...
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2015.
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English
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Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly: Wilbur and Orville Wright. On December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright's Wright Flyer became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard. The Age of Flight had begun. How did they do it? And why? David...
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2017.
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English
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Reveals the most unusual space missions ever devised inside and outside of NASA during a time when nothing was too odd to be taken seriously, and the race to the moon and the threat from the Soviet Union trumped all other considerations. --Publisher
11) High risk: #4
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2004.
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English
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Nancy is supposed to be helping Evaline Waters find the document that will keep her from losing her home to a large corporation, but finds it hard to concentrate because she is learning how to fly an airplane.
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[2022]
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English
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A Step into Reading Step 2 leveled reader with stickers based on the all-new Thomas & Friends animated series on Netflix and Cartoon Network! Peep Peep! Train-loving children who are ready to read will enjoy this new 4-color Step into Reading Step 2 leveled reader with bonus stickers based on the all-new Thomas & Friends animated series on Netflix!
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