Bibliograph

A dream of flight, Alberto Santos-Dumont's airship inventions and race around the Eiffel Tower, Rob Polivka and Jef Polivka-Searle ; Illustrations by Rob Polivka

Type

Label

A dream of flight, Alberto Santos-Dumont's airship inventions and race around the Eiffel Tower, Rob Polivka and Jef Polivka-Searle ; Illustrations by Rob Polivka

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

004-008

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A dream of flight

Oclc number

1057243421

Responsibility statement

Rob Polivka and Jef Polivka-Searle ; Illustrations by Rob Polivka

Sub title

Alberto Santos-Dumont's airship inventions and race around the Eiffel Tower

Summary

"At the turn of the twentieth century, no aviation prize was more coveted in Europe than the Deutsch Prize. To win it, a pilot would have to fly a balloon from Paris{u2019}s Aero Club around the Eiffel Tower and back in thirty minutes or less. Who would be the first to succeed? Alberto Santos-Dumont thought he could. His latest design, Airship No. 6, was perfected from the countless lessons he learned during previous crashes. On the morning of October 19, 1901, Santos was making good time in the race when disaster struck{u2015}his motor had sputtered to a stop mid-air! Would Santos make it to the finish line in time{u2015}let alone survive?"--, Amazon.com

Target audience

juvenile

Classification