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1) Airplanes
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Text and illustrations teach young children about different types of airplanes and their parts.
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Description
"You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard. What you don't know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot's family was kidnapped. For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die. The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane. Enjoy the flight." --
4) Airplanes
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Simple text describes what airplanes look like and what they do.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Dusty Crophopper, a big-hearted, speed-loving crop duster, dreams of competing in the toughest and most exhilarating around-the-world air race in history. With the support of friends old and new, he reaches heights he never dreamed possible--and in the process, gives a world the inspiration to soar.
10) The race
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 15
Description
Bell has never encountered a case- and an enemy- quite like the one before him now, though. It is 1910, the age of flying machines is still in its infancy, and newspaper publisher Preston Whiteway is offering $50,000 for the first daring aviator to cross America in less than fifty days. He is even sponsoring one of the prime candidates- an intrepid aviatrix named Josephine Frost- and that's where Bell, chief investigator for the Van Dorn Detective...
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Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Drones are fun to fly but they can be hazardous to low flying planes and helicopters in rural areas. Tests indicate drones are very difficult for pilots to spot. Drone users need to be aware that crop dusters and fire fighting planes fly at very low levels and that crops can mute the sounds of engines. Be aware of locations of small rural or private airstrips to fly safe.
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Series
Nick Flynn novels volume 1
Description
"After a CIA covert mission goes badly awry, U.S. Air Force intelligence officer Nicholas Flynn is exiled to guard a remote radar post along Alaska's Arctic frontier. This dead-end assignment is designed to put his career permanently on ice, but Flynn's not the type to fade quietly into obscurity... As winter storms pound Alaska and northern Canada, Russian aircraft begin penetrating deep into friendly airspace. Are these rehearsals for a possible...
19) Superfast jets
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"In Superfast Jets, early fluent readers will learn about the mechanics, design, engines, and aerodynamics that make jets superfast. Infographics and sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about STEM and jets using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Superfast Jets also features reading tips for teachers...
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Dusty is a cropdusting plane with dreams of competing as a high-flying air racer. But Dusty's not exactly built for racing, and he happens to be afraid of heights. So he turns to a seasoned naval aviator, who helps Dusty qualify to take on the defending champ of the race circuit. Dusty's courage is put to the ultimate test.