Raz-kids: Mysteries of Flight

Level U: Mysteries of Flight

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The book answers, in easy-to-understand language, the intriguing question about how airplanes succeed in flying through the air like birds. It includes a brief history of aviation from the first hot-air balloon in 1783 through the Wright brothers then focuses on explaining the various parts of a plane that enable a pilot to control it and keep it airborne.