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Aerospace engineering and the principles of flight / Anne Rooney.

Rooney, Anne. (Author).

Summary:

Explains how flight works, looks at the history of human attempts at flight, and describes the different roles and responsibilities of aerospace engineers.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780778774952
  • ISBN: 9780778775003
  • Physical Description: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.
  • Publisher: St. Catharines, ON : Crabtree Publishing Company, [2013]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 30) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
What is aerospace engineering? -- How flight works -- Forces in action -- Balancing forces -- Activity -- Taking flight -- Working in aerospace -- Starting the design process -- Working with ideas -- Prototypes -- Better and better -- Design challenge: make a glider -- Getting into space.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 10-13.
Grades 4 to 6.
1040L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader (AR) MG 7.0 1.0
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7 1 157737.
Subject: Aerospace engineering > Juvenile literature.
Airplanes > Design and construction > Juvenile literature.
Flight > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Harnett County Library.

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Harnett County Main Library J 629.1 Roo (Text) 33630004819723 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -