Amazing Wonders Collection: The Story of an Aviator

by Marmaduke Randolph Calhoun

Ideal for daring aviators-to-be An insider's story follows the early days of flight -- and features a splendid model of a biplane inside. Step back to the 1930s, when an ambitious flying ace vows to claim the prize for the first solo around-the-world fl ight. While readying his aircraft, he offers a richly illustrated look at the exploits of aviation pioneers before him -- from the Wright brothers' storied Flyer to Charles Lindbergh's cross-Atlantic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763639060
• ISBN13: 9780763639068
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 16 Pages
• Weight: 2.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 11.8" x 11.8"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4