The Story of Flying

by Lesley Sims, Stephen Cartwright (Illustrator)

Selectively summarizes the history of flight for planes, balloons, helicopters, and for the beginnings of space travel.

Genres: History, Science, Nonfiction

64 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2004

About the author

Lesley dreamed of being a writer, but studied law as her mother insisted she had "something to fall back on". Since joining Usborne Publishing, she has written and edited hundreds of books, from funny rhyming stories to an award-winning history book. Nowadays, she is often found recording books, too, in Usborne's very own recording studio.

Reviews

[Hamza Mostafa]

I loved the story but I rated it 4 stars because it didn't mention the Islamic scientist Ahmed Shelbi who had a successful trial of flying with a plane

[Zalila Isa]

Kisah sejarah awal penerbangan ini sesuai dibaca oleh kanak-kanak seawal usia 6 tahun. Siap bergambar, dan gaya penceritaan yang ringkas agar anak-anak tahu tentang sejarah bagaimana kapal terbang tercipta. Terkejut juga baca apabila Leornado da Vinci dikatakan pernah melukis lakaran pertama untuk model kapal terbang pada tahun 1487.

Seterusnya turut dimuatkan tentang sejarah belon panas, helikopter dan jet. Pendek kata, buku ini memuatkan bukan sahaja tentang kapal terbang tetapi juga kenderaan terbang yang lain. :)

*tak pasti ada lagi ke tidak stok buku terbitan ITBM, 2009 ini.

[Georgia]

My son and I really loved this one! Great easy read for non-fiction fans!

[Ian Pyo]

The book says the people were stuck on the grass so the people wanted to fly lightning brothers where the first ones to fly.

[Taashi Garg]

I came to know that how aeroplanes came to the world

[Ishpuneetsingh]

This book has explained the growth of the flying objects in olden times.

The problems faced by the inventors were unbelievable but even then their determination to achieve was remarkable.

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[Acton]

This book is about the history of flying. It tells about all the first flights. It also tells about great discoveries, for instance the story of the Wright Brothers. This was a good book.

[crooked tales]

my childhood fav and I still love it