Sky High!
A Soaring History of Aviation
$57.76
- Hardcover
112 pages
- Release Date
19 January 2024
Summary
The first book on aviation history of its kind, covering everything that flies in one spectacular comic album about our conquest of the skies.
Sky High! introduces you to a whole ensemble of scientists, inventors and builders: those from the distant past, such as Leonardo da Vinci and the Montgolfier brothers; those closer to our time, such as the Wright brothers or Otto Lilienthal; and current innovators, who have new, amazing ideas. You will take a look at …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500653418 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0500653410 |
| Author: | Jacek Ambrozewski |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 19 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.25kg |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 377mm x 450mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Critics Review
A history of the past 400 million years of flight… . The author’s enthusiasm for his immense topic adds more than enough lift to carry readers with him. Best taken in bits, but high, wide, and jet propelled.– “Kirkus Reviews”
Oversized, thick and stuffed with huge pages of information on all things related to flying … Impressively comprehensive.– “My Storytime Corner” (7/2/2026 12:00:00 AM)
Jacek Ambrozewski
Jacek Ambrozewski is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and now works as an illustrator and graphic designer. His work has received many awards, including for his books Travellers (as co-creator) and Andrzej Fedorowicz’s Great Expeditions by Poles.
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