Airplanes And Balloons
. Macdonald First Library. New York: Macdonald Educational, 1975.
Truly a first text, simple but clear pictures of early balloons and airplanes. There is even Lilienthal’s gilder. Some abbreviated discussion of lift and of the moving parts on the wing and tail of the plane.
Ardley, Neil.
Air And Flight.
New York: Franklin Watts, 1984.
Contains easy activities for students that illustrate how air can make things fly.
Arvetis, Chris.
Why Does It Fly
? New York: Children’s Press, 1984.
This text is very easy to read. Animal characters discuss flight in a very clear and simple way however,all the key vocabulary is presented.
Blandford, Edmund.
The True Book Of Flight
. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1968.
Mr. blandford writes a simple but fascinating text. He mentions Chinese kites, the Arabian Flying carpet and gods with wings, as well as Leonardo da Vinci, Sir George Cayley and Lindbergh!
Feravolo, Rocco.
Junior Science Book Of Flying
. Illinois: Garrard Publishing Company, 1960.
An easily read text that touches many aspects of flight and includes a number of student activities.
Lindop, Edmund.
George Washington and the First Balloon Flight
. Chicago: Albert Whitman and Company, 1964.
An amusing story about the first balloon flight in the United States. This could serve as the starting point for a time line.
Toney, Sara.
Smithsonian Surprises
. Washington D. C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985.
This is an educational activity text. It has many activities in many subjects; this inculdes making a model of the Bléroit XI-
