Monroe Free Library

How did Amelia Earhart learn to fly? How was flying then different than it is today? Cub Reporter interviews Amelia Earhart to find out how she made a difference in the world of aviation and defended women's rights. Learn how Amelia fought against adversity to become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Discover how she stood up for other female aviators and the ways she fought for gender equality. Readers will see how to use interviewing...

High up in the sky, the Moon has spent her whole life watching the happenings of Earth below, from dinosaurs roaming to planes taking flight, hoping for a visitor, until one day in 1969 when a spaceship soars from Earth. Includes Earth timeline and a history of space exploration.

"Simple text and supportive images introduce young readers to Helicopters. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade. "--Provided by publisher.

Little Plane learns to write by practicing his skywriting.

Attending the Big Air Show at Bear Country Airport, the Berenstain Bears learn all about the history of flight.

Using a fictionalized approach, readers follow one family's journey from the airport to the air, learning new words and fun facts with each turn of the page. Colorful illustrations and accessible text show readers how much fun it is to fly in an airplane. A picture glossary helps strengthen vocabulary skills and encourages deeper learning development.

An alphabet book presenting unusual facts about a variety of jet planes, from the Airocomet to the Zephyr.

The biggest passenger plane in the world can carry more than 800 people and the biggest cargo plane in the world looks like a beluga whale. Readers will learn these fun facts about jumbo jets, and others, as they delve into this book about large, powerful machines. The informative text is paired with stunning photographs of jumbo jets, inside and out-engaging even the most reluctant of readers.

"Airships are self-propelled aircrafts that are lighter than the air itself. Readers of this captivating volume will learn all about how these amazing flying machines work." --

Look up in the sky! See the helicopter? News helicopters carry cameras. Fire helicopters carry water. Whoosh! They drop the water on a big fire. Through delightfully simple text and bright, close-up photos, beginning readers will learn about helicopter parts, types, and uses. All Little Pebble books have an Accelerated Reader ATOS level of 1.0 or below.