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Book

How to build a plane

Call Number

  • J 629.13 LACE (CEN)

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Publication Information

Lake Forest, CA : Walter Foster Jr., an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group, [2015]

Physical Description

64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Summary

Three unlikely friends--Eli, a mouse; Phoebe, a sparrow; and Hank, a frog--decide to build a small plane together. The story follows the friendly trio as they learn all about how a plane flies and how it is constructed. Detailed illustrations show the inner workings of a plane, teaching children the basics of how each part works together to get the plane flying.

Notes

"A soaring adventure of mechanics, teamwork, and friendship"--Cover.

Contents

  • Meet the Scrap Pack!
  • Step 1: Imagine
  • Step 2: Build a model
  • Step 3: Build the wings
  • Step 4: Build the engine
  • Step 5: Take to the sky!
  • Flying 101
  • How to build a plane in 5 steps.

Subjects

Added Authors

Martin Sodomka