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Do you dream of flying?: flying like a bird, floating in a hot air
balloon or piloting your own aircraft? Come and fly away with a book. Here are
some ideas to let your mind soar.
The Adventures
of Vin Fiz. Clive Cussler
A magically enlarged model of the Wright brother’s plane flies twins Casey and Lacey and their basset hound Floopy
across the United States of America. On the way they outwit two gangs of
robbers and rescue two girls just before they float over the Niagara Falls.
Biggles (series). W E Johns
James Bigglesworth was 17 when he joined the Royal Flying Corps,
and after only 15 hours flying experience was sent to the Front in World War I.
He went on to feature in over 90 books as both a fighter pilot and a detective.
Broomstick
Services. Ann Jungman
Ethel and Maud decide they don’t want to be witches any more.
However when they meet some children they discover that with their broomsticks
they can supply a vital service. Soon they are helping people who live in high
rise buildings: delivering groceries, laundry and take-aways.
Flip Float
Fly: Seeds on the Move. JoAnn Macken
Plant seeds are spread in many ways. Quite a few fly through the
air, spinning like helicopters, floating on parachutes or are shot into the
air. They spread in other ways too and this book tells us about them.
Janet the Gannet
and the Boy who Dreamed of Flying. Janet Martin
Jack dreams of flying. If only he was a bird… Janet is a Gannet
flying over the sea who dreams of seeing other places. Then, one night,
something happens and together they fly over the sea, over the hills, and over
the city.
Magicalamity. Kate
Saunders
Tom’s parents have disappeared. His father is accused of murder
and on the run. One of Tom’s fairy godmothers has hidden his mother with a
spell. And Tom is a demisprite. Now he is on the run with his three fairy
godmothers, trying to rescue his father.
Super Flyers. Neil
Frances
Here are instructions to build your own flying machines using
simple materials. Build gliders, twirlers, parachutes and kites. There are also
tips on using your constructions for stunt flying and facts about flight.
Women
Aviators. Karen Gibson
Women have been involved in aviation from the beginning. From
pioneering flights to record-setting journeys they have challenged the early
idea that couldn’t fly. Here are the stories of 26 women who loved flying.
Try also:
Bear and
Kite. Cliff Wright
The Boy
who Could Fly. Laura Ruby
Dragon Frontier.
Dan Abnett
The Day I
Could Fly. Lynn Loux
Extreme Aircraft
Q & A. Sarah Thomson
Fly Guy
Meets Fly Girl. Ted Arnold
Fly Kite
Fly!: A Story of Leonardo Da Vinci and a Bird Catcher. John
Winch
The Girl
who Could Fly. Victoria Forester
The
Magnificent Book of Kites. Maxwell Eden
Making
Paper Planes that Really Fly. Nick Robinson
Model
Airplane News. (Magazine)
Origami
Birds. Duy Nguyen
Planes Fly!
George Lyon
Planes,
Rockets and Other Flying Machines. Ian Graham
Reuben and
the Balloon. Merle Good
The Shark
Bites Back. Paul Cooper
Up in the Air:
The Adventures of a Sleepwalking Pooch. Andrew Daddo
Vorg World. Shoo
Rayner (Ricky Rocket series)
Why Do Airplanes
Fly. Rob Moore
Or listen to:
Bear Flies
High. Michael Rosen
Hocus
Pocus and the Giant Fairy, Gog. Laura Milligan
My Dad’s a
Birdman. David Almond
Pandemonium
at School. Jeremy Strong
Space
Ghosts. Stephen Cole
The Worst Witch. Jill
Murphy