The fly guy

By Laura Bradford

First to fly

By Robert R. Moulton

An account of eighteen-year-old Todd Nelson's experiment, "Insect in Flight Motion Study," which was the first student experiment ever to fly aboard a manned space shuttle flight.

Flight!

By Siegfried Aust

Traces the history of human flight from Greek mythology to the space shuttle. Includes related activities.

How birds fly

By Russell Freedman

An introduction to bird flight which includes a discussion of bird anatomy, feathers, and air currents and a comparison with airplane flight.

Flying

By Gail Gibbons

Presents a brief history of flight, from balloons to more sophisticated means of air transportation such as helicopters, jet planes, and shuttles.

Up in the air

By Myra Cohn Livingston

A poem describing the sights and sensations of flying in an airplane.

The wing shop

By Elvira Woodruff

After his family moves to a different part of town, Matthew tries to get back to his old house by trying on different pairs of wings in an unusual wing shop.

Flying

By Gail Gibbons

A Pair of Wings

By Marilyn Singer

Why Do Airplanes Fly? (The Library of Why)

By Marian B. Jacobs

Provides answers to such flight-related questions as "How do airplane wings work?" "What is thrust?" and "How do helicopters fly?"