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Description
Take flight through history and discover how humans learned to soar through the skies. This book follows the progression of flying machines from the first hot air balloons to modern jets. Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to the inventors and breakthroughs that made human flight possible. Kids will see how these incredible machines evolved over time.
Quick Summary
Ever wondered how we went from floating in a hot-air balloon to shooting through the sky in a jet? This short, bright book walks you through the whole story, starting with the first daring balloon flights and ending with the sleek jets that zip across the world today. It's perfect for kids who love anything that flies, and even reluctant readers will finish it quickly because the sentences are short, the pictures are big, and each page throws a cool fact at you like how the Wright brothers' first flight only lasted 12 seconds. Parents will appreciate that it's purely informational, with no scary moments or heavy themes, just a straightforward timeline of inventions and the people behind them. If your child enjoys this one, they'll probably like "The Little Book of Flight" or the "National Geographic Kids Everything Airplanes" for more pictures and details.