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Inside Vehicles
Flying Machines
Discover the inner workings of eight of the most incredible flying machines of all time in this lift-the-flap book by the best-selling, award-winning illustrator Stephen Biesty. With amazingly detailed drawings and more than forty flaps, young readers can meet some of the early aviators and their pioneering aircraft, peek inside a luxury flying boat, and see the technology of a rocket space plane. Packed with fun facts, this is the perfect introduction to planes and helicopters from all over the world.
16 pages, Hardcover
Published September 4, 2018
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Ian Graham
592 books42 followersAfter working as an in-house journalist and editor in consumer electronics magazines, Ian Graham became a freelance writer. He has written more than 230 illustrated non-fiction books for children and teens, and contributed chapters to books including Dorling Kindersley’s Know it All and Big Ideas that Changed the World. He has a degree in applied physics and a postgraduate diploma in journalism.
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May 30, 2021
For School Library Connection, REVIEWED January 1, 2019
Rating: Additional Selection
Recommended Grade Levels: K-2
Part of the Inside Vehicles series, this oversized board book focuses on eight flying machines throughout history. Each vehicle represents an outstanding example of a major move forward in aircraft development. Every two-page spread focuses on one aircraft, with an introductory paragraph describing its historical importance. Two or more flaps located on the featured aircraft illustration open up, revealing more information. The various physical parts of each aircraft are clearly labeled. Also included are details about similar or contemporary aircraft, pilots and their contributions, and related information. Graham does an excellent job of explaining the importance of the highlighted airplanes and selects the most interesting information about each one. Biesty's detailed illustrations, done in ink and colored pencil, are accurate and outstanding, as usual. An intriguing introduction for browsers, though youngsters wanting more information about these and other aircraft will have to look beyond this title.
Rating: Additional Selection
Recommended Grade Levels: K-2
Part of the Inside Vehicles series, this oversized board book focuses on eight flying machines throughout history. Each vehicle represents an outstanding example of a major move forward in aircraft development. Every two-page spread focuses on one aircraft, with an introductory paragraph describing its historical importance. Two or more flaps located on the featured aircraft illustration open up, revealing more information. The various physical parts of each aircraft are clearly labeled. Also included are details about similar or contemporary aircraft, pilots and their contributions, and related information. Graham does an excellent job of explaining the importance of the highlighted airplanes and selects the most interesting information about each one. Biesty's detailed illustrations, done in ink and colored pencil, are accurate and outstanding, as usual. An intriguing introduction for browsers, though youngsters wanting more information about these and other aircraft will have to look beyond this title.
March 11, 2019
Additional purchase for grades K-3.
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