| A Timeline of Helicopters Contributor(s): Cooke, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 151579198X ISBN-13: 9781515791980 Publisher: Capstone Press OUR PRICE: $26.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Aviation - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: 358.414 |
| LCCN: 2017017952 |
| Lexile Measure: 950 |
| Series: Military Technology Timelines |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.9" W x 9.1" (0.55 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 189665 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Leonardo da Vinci had an idea for an aircraft with a spinning blade, but the first helicopter only appeared in the 1930s. Carrying supplies, rescuing casualties, transporting soldiers, bombing targets: read about the many tasks of the modern helicopter in conflict. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cooke, Tim: - Tim Cooke is a graduate of Oxford University. He has worked in children's publishing for over 20 years as an author and editor. Among his publications as writer or editor are numerous sets about military history, particularly the American Revolution, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, and the Vietnam War. He has also written widely about general history, including How to Change the World With a Ball of String (Scholastic, 2011). |