Skywriting : poems to fly

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Information & Library Science Library — Juvenile

Call Number
J811.54 Lewis
Status
Available

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Summary

Ever since people have walked, they have dreamed of flying. Prepare to soar in this poetic celebration of dizzying heights and human innovation.

Contents

The flight of Icarus (c. 800 B.C.) -- Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon (1783) -- French equestrian balloon (1798) -- The Minerva (1803) -- Ornithopter (1903) -- The Wright brothers (1903) -- Marquis d'Equevilley's multiplane (1908) -- Lz 127 Graf Zeppelin (1928) -- Piasecki vz-8p airgeep (1958) -- Bell rocket belt (1961) -- The Concorde 001 (1969) -- Lockheed f-117a nighthawk (1982) -- Space Shuttle Columbia sts-109 (2002).

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