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The Flying Machine Book

Build and Launch 35 Rockets, Gliders, Helicopters, Boomerangs, and More
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The Flying Machine Book invites aspiring aviators and inventors to create 35 simple, exciting flying machines using everyday recycled materials. From bottle rockets to boomerangs, detailed instructions and photos guide young builders through each project, revealing the science behind flight and encouraging creative modifications.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Perfect for children with curious minds and a love of crafting, science, and outdoor play. Ideal for parents and educators looking for educational, budget-friendly activities to inspire young engineers and scientists.

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With 35 easy-to-build and fun-to-fly contraptions that can be used indoors or out, this project book contains instructions for building rockets, gliders, boomerangs, launchers, and helicopters for little or no cost using recycled materials. Illustrations.

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Calling all future Amelia Earharts and Chuck Yeagers—there's more than one way to get off the ground! The Flying Machine Book will show you how to construct 35 easy-to-build and fun-to-fly contraptions that can be used indoors or out.

Better still, each of these rockets, gliders, boomerangs, launchers, and helicopters can be made for little or no cost using recycled materials. Rubber bands, paper clips, straws, plastic bottles, and index cards can all be transformed into amazing, gravity-defying flyers, from Bottle Rockets to Grape Bazookas, Plastic Zippers to Maple Key Helicopters.

Each project contains a materials list and detailed step-by-step instructions with photos, as well as an explanation of the science behind the flyer. Use this information to modify and improve your designs, or explain to your teacher why throwing a paper airplane is a mini science lesson.

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Praised for its hands-on, imaginative projects, The Flying Machine Book receives acclaim for clear instructions and engaging activities that elevate simple paper planes into creative science adventures. Reviewers note it as easy to build and fun to fly, making science accessible and exciting for children.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781613740866

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2012

Country: United States

Imprint: Chicago Review Press

Illustration: photos

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 403g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Bobby Mercer has been sharing the fun of free flight for over two decades as a high school physics teacher. He is the author of several science books and lives with his family outside Asheville, North Carolina.

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