The Flyer Flew!: The Invention of the Airplane

by Lee Sullivan Hill

Book Overview

World-renowned strength and performance coach Mark Verstegen has trained top athletes and countless workaday warriors into the best shape of their lives. He's spent years developing a proven system for a wide range of clients, and he knows the essential keys for building lean muscle, shedding excess fat, increasing strength and endurance, and breaking through plateaus. For the first time, Verstegen tailors the Core Performance System specifically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575058553
• ISBN13: 9781575058559
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: First Avenue Editions
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4

Customer Reviews

Really got them interested

I read this to my kids during one evening. The book has lots of opportunities to work in concrete examples to show to the kids. Two examples: -- demonstrating wing warping (twisting the wings to change shape and improve lift) -- we used a spaghetti box and did the same experiment; -- creating a lightweight engine out of aluminum -- we compared a spoon and a soda can -- the spoon is smaller than the can, but the can is much much lighter. I really liked the emphasis on two brothers working together and being creative. There was plenty of looking at how inventors work -- trial and error, testing and charting data, serendipity, and perservering year after year. The glossary at the end is always helpful. The illustrations are full-color and very easy to understand. I'm very pleased with the book.