The Airplane Alphabet Book
$21.94
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2014
Summary
Let your imagination take flight!This fact-filled book features planes from A to Z, including the Aviation Trainer Six, the Electra, and the Zero. An high-flying tour of the alphabet and a history of flying machines the Wright Brothers to hobbyist’s model airplanes.Learn which type of plane is best for a dogfight, see the type of plane Charles Lindbergh flew in the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic, and much more. From the first flight of the Wright Flyer in 1903 to the age…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780881069068 |
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| ISBN-10: | 088106906X |
| Author: | Jerry Pallotta, Fred Stillwell, Rob Bolster |
| Publisher: | Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2014 |
| Weight: | 156g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 279mm x 3mm |
| Series: | Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Brightly colored pictures of mostly vintage airplanes will attract young aviation enthusiasts. The realistic illustrations are of excellent quality with meticulous detail and a wide variety of backdrops. A paragraph of text describes the plane featured on each page.
—School Library Journal
From the AT-6 to Zero (the nickname of a Mitsubishi A6M fighter plane), the featured planes illustrate variations and developments in aeronautical design. Realistic illustrations and informative, informal text take readers on a whirlwind tour of flying machines.
—Publishers Weekly
An ABC book powered by aircraft, B is for B-17, H for Hercules Flying Boat, J for barnstorming, loop-the-looping Jenny, M for the dogfighting Messerschmitt, R for Lindbergh’s Ryan, the Spirit of St. Louis. Each airplane is given a solid little history that evokes the personality of the craft (while the fighting planes featured might raise hard questions about wars and why they’re fought). Pallotta and Stillwell cover the gamut, from Orville and Wilbur Wright’s planes, planes that land on water and those that take off vertically, experimental jets, and ultralights. They also explain various technical terms: hangar, fuselage, cockpit, control tower, etc. Bolster’s accompanying artwork is paintbox bright, suffusing the planes with character and purpose.
—Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Jerry Pallotta
Jerry Pallotta is an award-winning author of children’s alphabet books and imaginative fiction. His books combine interesting facts, detailed research, humor, and realistic illustrations that mesmerize children everywhere. Jerry lives in Boston, Massachusetts.Fred Stillwell is an avid “pilot” of remote-controlled airplanes, often flying them with his grandchildren. He enjoys playing golf near his home in Georgia.Rob Bolster built and flew model airplanes for a number of years. His interest in flying radio-controlled aircraft helped when he illustrated The Airplane Alphabet Book, written by Jerry Pallotta and Fred Stillwell, and The Jet Alphabet Book, also written by Jerry Pallotta. Rob lives in Walpole, Massachusetts.
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