Flight

Animals in flight, by Steve Jenkins Houghton Mifflin, Boston : 2001 Pictures and text describe how animals fly and glide. "The spare main text cites animals that fly--birds, insects, bats, and dinosaurs--why they fly, and how they do it. The close-up cut-paper illustrations are captioned with fascinating bits of information, and sidebars illustrated with spot art offer additional facts." (Horn Book) Reading Level: 3.2 Accelerated Reader: 2.5
Feathers, flaps, & flops : fabulous early fliers, by Bo Zaunders. Dutton Children's Books, 2001 Examines the lives and achievements of eight pioneers of aviation, including the Montgolfier brothers, inventors of the hot-air balloon; Bessie Coleman, the first African-American female pilot; and Beryl Markham, the first pilot to cross the Atlantic, east to west. Reading Level: 5.4; Accelerated Reader: 7.2
First to fly : how Wilbur & Orville Wright invented the airplane, by Peter Busby Crown Publishers, 2002 A look at the lives of the Wright brothers, from their childhood interest in flight, through their study of successful gliders and other flying machines, to their triumphs at Kitty Hawk and beyond. Reading Level: 5.7
Fly high! : the story of Bessie Coleman, by Louise Borden. M.K. McElderry, 2001. Discusses the life of the determined African-American woman who went all the way to France in order to earn her pilot's license in 1921. Reading Level: 5.1 Accelerated Reader: 4.5
Glorious Flight, by Alice Provensen Puffin Books, 1983. 1984 Caldecott Medal A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which crossed the English Channel in thirty-seven minutes in the early 1900's. Reading Level: 3.5; Accelerated Reader: 2.6
To fly : the story of the Wright brothers, by Wendie Old. Clarion Books, 2002 Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. Traces the work that the two Wright brothers did together to develop the first machine-powered aircraft Reading Level: 5.8; Accelerated Reader: 5.4
The Wright Brothers and How they Invented the Airplane, by Russell Freedman Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane. Reading Level: 6.9; Accelerated Reader: 7.7
Wright Brothers for Kids...21 Activities Exploring the Science and History of Flight, by Mary Kay Carson. Chicago Review Press, 2003 Contains twenty-one activities designed to help students learn about the history of flight and the Wright Brothers' invention of the airplane. Reading Level: 6.8