Victorian Tales: The Fabulous Flyer

Victorian Tales: The Fabulous Flyer
Title Victorian Tales: The Fabulous Flyer PDF eBook
Author Terry Deary
Publisher A&C Black
Pages 64
Release 2012-02-16
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1408178915

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From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories... Henri Giffard has devoted all his free time and money to inventing the first steam-driven hot air balloon. He's determined to make mankind's first ever-powered flight, and so in 1852 he sets off for Paris with just an urchin girl to help him. Thousands of people gather to watch the flight. Will the machine work when the weather changes – or will Henri's dream of flying become his downfall? Terry Deary's Victorian Tales explore the fascinating world of the Victorians, including many of the incredible achievements and breakthroughs that took place, through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. This new edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period.

Victorian Tales: The Fabulous Flyer

Victorian Tales: The Fabulous Flyer
Title Victorian Tales: The Fabulous Flyer PDF eBook
Author Terry Deary
Publisher A&C Black
Pages 34
Release 2012-02-16
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1408178907

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From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories... Henri Giffard has devoted all his free time and money to inventing the first steam-driven hot air balloon. He's determined to make mankind's first ever-powered flight, and so in 1852 he sets off for Paris with just an urchin girl to help him. Thousands of people gather to watch the flight. Will the machine work when the weather changes – or will Henri's dream of flying become his downfall? Terry Deary's Victorian Tales explore the fascinating world of the Victorians, including many of the incredible achievements and breakthroughs that took place, through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. This new edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period.

World War I Tales: The Last Flight

World War I Tales: The Last Flight
Title World War I Tales: The Last Flight PDF eBook
Author Terry Deary
Publisher A&C Black
Pages 65
Release 2013-08-01
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1408191695

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From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories... Stories of the First World War from the bestselling Terry Deary, author of the hugely successful Horrible Histories. France 1917 - the war in the air. An air observer is shot down behind enemy lines and meets the German flying ace, the famous Red Baron. Photographer Alfred Adams was born 1 June 1896 and became an observer in WW1, taking pictures over enemy lines. He was shot down by the famous 'Red Baron' Manfred von Richthofen over France along with his pilot Donald Stewart on 5 April 1917. They landed across enemy lines and both survived as prisoners of war. The tale tells how Alfred ended up spending his 21st birthday in a German prisoner of war camp, where he was visited by the Red Baron himself. The master historical storyteller gives readers a fascinating look at the First World War in the air, from both sides. Book Band: Grey Ideal for ages 8+ Quizzed for Accelerated Reader

Book Illustrators of the Twentieth Century

Book Illustrators of the Twentieth Century
Title Book Illustrators of the Twentieth Century PDF eBook
Author Brigid Peppin
Publisher New York : Arco
Pages 346
Release 1984
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN

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The Argonaut

The Argonaut
Title The Argonaut PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 464
Release 1921
Genre San Francisco (Calif.)
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Saturday Review of Literature

Saturday Review of Literature
Title Saturday Review of Literature PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 760
Release 1942
Genre American literature
ISBN

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The Colorful Coast

The Colorful Coast
Title The Colorful Coast PDF eBook
Author Charles W. Orton
Publisher
Pages 228
Release 1997
Genre History
ISBN 9781886483125

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