Bibliograph

Stickmen's guide to aircraft, by John Farndon ; illustrated by John Paul de Quay

Type

Label

Stickmen's guide to aircraft, by John Farndon ; illustrated by John Paul de Quay

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

IG1040L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

8-12

resource.interestGradeLevel

4-6

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Stickmen's guide to aircraft

Oclc number

916593413

Responsibility statement

by John Farndon ; illustrated by John Paul de Quay

Series statement

Stickmen's guides to how everything works

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 6.4, 1, 1, 181238

Summary

"Whimsical stick figure guides take readers on a tour of the various ways to fly and how aircraft works in this playful yet extremely informative guide to high-tech machines"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

All about aircraft -- The history of aircraft -- Modern airliners -- Wings -- Flight controls -- Jet engines -- Alternative power -- Vertical take-off -- Helicopters -- Balloons and airships -- Drones -- Rockets -- Strange inventions

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Guide to gigantic machines

Classification