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Psst! It's true! This is the best book on FLIGHT you'll ever read!Who wants to fly like a bird? Almost everyone. But birds are built for flight, with wings and hollow bones, and we're not. So how do we get off the ground?Terry Denton delves into history and finds inventors and scientists trying out all sorts of daring, gravity-defying and sometimes crazy ideas. War kites, a hot-air balloon manned by barnyard animals, an aerial steam carriage and a giant catapult all helped unlock the secret of human flight.Flabbergast your friends with these high-flying facts and crazy crash landings.
2005-04-01. Allen & Unwin (Australia) Pty Ltd. Paperback. Book: VERY GOOD. 
New, unread, unused and in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. 
Library binding. Paper over boards. 88 p. Contains: Illustrations. It's True! (Hardcover). Intended for a juvenile audience. 
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Paperback. Ex-Library with usual id, otherwise Very Good Cond. Unmarked, Strong binding and square spine. 
Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 88 p. Contains: Illustrations. It's True! (Hardcover), 3. Intended for a juvenile audience. 
Young readers soar into the past to explore the mysteries of flight. From prehistoric kites to modern-day jets, kids will have fun discovering how people managed to get off the ground and the many daring, gravity-defying and sometimes absurd flights... 
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Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 88 p. Contains: Illustrations. It's True! (Hardcover), 3. Intended for a juvenile audience. 
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