Let's fly a plane! : launching into the science of flight with aerospace engineering

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Title:

Let's fly a plane! : launching into the science of flight with aerospace engineering

Author:

Ferrie, Chris author, illustrator.

Personal Author:

Ferrie, Chris author, illustrator.

Publication Information:

Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks Explore, [2020]

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Series:

Everyday science academy

Everyday science academy.

Summary:

"Red Kangaroo sees a plane in the sky and wants to fly just as high! Once she's learned about the four forces needed for flight-weight, lift, thrust, and drag-Red Kangaroo earns her wings! In this new series, Chris Ferrie answers all the questions Red Kangaroo has about what things are made of and how things work using real-world and practical examples. Young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many of their "why" questions." --

General Note:

"First published as Red Kangaroo's Thousands physics whys: Fly fly to the sky : the science of flying in 2018 in China by China Children's Press and Publication Group."

Language:

English

Reading Level:

Ages 4-8. Sourcebooks Explore.

Grades 2-3. Sourcebooks Explore.

Subject Term:

Flight -- Juvenile literature.

Aerodynamics -- Juvenile literature.

Aerospace engineering -- Juvenile literature.

Flight.

Aerodynamics.

Aerospace engineering.