Author: Hannah Wichmann
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Taking Flight with The Seagull
Author: Hannah Wichmann
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Author: Richard Bach
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147679331X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
"Includes the rediscovered part four"--Cover.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147679331X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
"Includes the rediscovered part four"--Cover.
Taking Flight
Author: Richard P. Hallion
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190289597
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 655
Book Description
The invention of flight represents the culmination of centuries of thought and desire. Kites and rockets sparked our collective imagination. Then the balloon gave humanity its first experience aloft, though at the mercy of the winds. The steerable airship that followed had more practicality, yet a number of insurmountable limitations. But the airplane truly launched the Aerial Age, and its subsequent impact--from the vantage of a century after the Wright Brother's historic flight on December 17, 1903--has been extraordinary. Richard Hallion, a distinguished international authority on aviation, offers a bold new examination of aircraft history, stressing its global roots. The result is an interpretive history of uncommon sweep, complexity, and warmth. Taking care to place each technological advance in the context of its own period as well as that of the evolving era of air travel, this ground-breaking work follows the pre-history of flight, the work of balloon and airship advocates, fruitless early attempts to invent the airplane, the Wright brothers and other pioneers, the impact of air power on the outcome of World War I, and finally the transfer of prophecy into practice as flight came to play an ever-more important role in world affairs, both military and civil. Making extensive use of extracts from the journals, diaries, and memoirs of the pioneers themselves, and interspersing them with a wide range or rare photographs and drawings, Taking Flight leads readers to the laboratories and airfields where aircraft were conceived and tested. Forcefully yet gracefully written in rich detail and with thorough documentation, this book is certain to be the standard reference for years to come on how humanity came to take to the sky, and what the Aerial Age has meant to the world since da Vinci's first fantastical designs.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190289597
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 655
Book Description
The invention of flight represents the culmination of centuries of thought and desire. Kites and rockets sparked our collective imagination. Then the balloon gave humanity its first experience aloft, though at the mercy of the winds. The steerable airship that followed had more practicality, yet a number of insurmountable limitations. But the airplane truly launched the Aerial Age, and its subsequent impact--from the vantage of a century after the Wright Brother's historic flight on December 17, 1903--has been extraordinary. Richard Hallion, a distinguished international authority on aviation, offers a bold new examination of aircraft history, stressing its global roots. The result is an interpretive history of uncommon sweep, complexity, and warmth. Taking care to place each technological advance in the context of its own period as well as that of the evolving era of air travel, this ground-breaking work follows the pre-history of flight, the work of balloon and airship advocates, fruitless early attempts to invent the airplane, the Wright brothers and other pioneers, the impact of air power on the outcome of World War I, and finally the transfer of prophecy into practice as flight came to play an ever-more important role in world affairs, both military and civil. Making extensive use of extracts from the journals, diaries, and memoirs of the pioneers themselves, and interspersing them with a wide range or rare photographs and drawings, Taking Flight leads readers to the laboratories and airfields where aircraft were conceived and tested. Forcefully yet gracefully written in rich detail and with thorough documentation, this book is certain to be the standard reference for years to come on how humanity came to take to the sky, and what the Aerial Age has meant to the world since da Vinci's first fantastical designs.
Taking Flight
Author:
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1553696840
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Lung transplant is a life-changing surgery that extends and enhances life due to organ donation. Recipients of lung transplant share their stories of success.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1553696840
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Lung transplant is a life-changing surgery that extends and enhances life due to organ donation. Recipients of lung transplant share their stories of success.
Cry of the Seagull
Author: Megan Brownley
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595150683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
For years, Janette Taylor dreamed she'd heard her newborn baby cry. But the doctors had told her that the infant was stillborn. Then she met Amy, the ten-year-old who looked exactly like the child in a portrait Janette's father had painted. A portrait of Janette at that age... It's love at first sight the day Janette meets Amy's widower father-tall, handsome, Adam Blake--and the two begin a whirlwind romance. Everything is perfect until Janette starts asking question about his daughter-questions he doesn't want to hear or have answered. As for Janette, the more she knows about Amy, the more she needs to know.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595150683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
For years, Janette Taylor dreamed she'd heard her newborn baby cry. But the doctors had told her that the infant was stillborn. Then she met Amy, the ten-year-old who looked exactly like the child in a portrait Janette's father had painted. A portrait of Janette at that age... It's love at first sight the day Janette meets Amy's widower father-tall, handsome, Adam Blake--and the two begin a whirlwind romance. Everything is perfect until Janette starts asking question about his daughter-questions he doesn't want to hear or have answered. As for Janette, the more she knows about Amy, the more she needs to know.
Smeagull the Seagull
Author: Mark Seth Lender
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732192904
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Smeagull the Seagull comes to the house near the shore every day and knocks on the sliding glass door. He knocks when he¿s hungry, and the people who live there feed him. Smeagull rules the roost! Keeping him fed is an exhausting job, but when Smeagull disappears, it makes clear what an important family member Smeagull has become. There are few places on earth without seagulls, both on shore and inland, and every child will find Smeagull captivating and yet familiar. Smeagull the Seagull teaches young children that animals are precious and have needs and feelings and family, just like us.This is a true story. Smeagull is a wild herring gull who does indeed knock at Valerie and Mark¿s house every day where he is fed scraps from sustainable seafood.The book is illustrated in full color by the graphic designer, Valerie Elaine Pettis. The text is written in rhyme by Mark Seth Lender, a published author and producer for wildlife content at Living on Earth, which is nationally broadcast on Public Radio.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732192904
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Smeagull the Seagull comes to the house near the shore every day and knocks on the sliding glass door. He knocks when he¿s hungry, and the people who live there feed him. Smeagull rules the roost! Keeping him fed is an exhausting job, but when Smeagull disappears, it makes clear what an important family member Smeagull has become. There are few places on earth without seagulls, both on shore and inland, and every child will find Smeagull captivating and yet familiar. Smeagull the Seagull teaches young children that animals are precious and have needs and feelings and family, just like us.This is a true story. Smeagull is a wild herring gull who does indeed knock at Valerie and Mark¿s house every day where he is fed scraps from sustainable seafood.The book is illustrated in full color by the graphic designer, Valerie Elaine Pettis. The text is written in rhyme by Mark Seth Lender, a published author and producer for wildlife content at Living on Earth, which is nationally broadcast on Public Radio.
The Fabulous Flight
Author: Robert Lawson
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486829782
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In this charmingly illustrated fantasy, a 4-inch-high boy climbs on the back of a friendly seagull and heads for Europe to quash a mad scientist's evil plan and do some sightseeing.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486829782
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In this charmingly illustrated fantasy, a 4-inch-high boy climbs on the back of a friendly seagull and heads for Europe to quash a mad scientist's evil plan and do some sightseeing.
The Story of a Seagull and the Cat who Taught Her to Fly
Author: Luis Sepúlveda
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846884009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Caught up in an oil spill, a dying seagull scrambles ashore to lay her final egg and lands on a balcony, where she meets Zorba, a big black cat from the port of Hamburg. The cat promises the seagull to look after the egg, not to eat the chick once it's hatched and - most difficult of all - to teach the baby gull to fly. Will Zorba and his feline friends honour the promise and give Lucky, the adopted little seagull, the strength to discover her true nature? A moving, uplifting and life-enhancing story with a strong environmental theme, Luis Sepúlveda's instant children's classic has been a worldwide best-seller and is presented here with new drawings by acclaimed illustrator Satoshi Kitamura.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846884009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Caught up in an oil spill, a dying seagull scrambles ashore to lay her final egg and lands on a balcony, where she meets Zorba, a big black cat from the port of Hamburg. The cat promises the seagull to look after the egg, not to eat the chick once it's hatched and - most difficult of all - to teach the baby gull to fly. Will Zorba and his feline friends honour the promise and give Lucky, the adopted little seagull, the strength to discover her true nature? A moving, uplifting and life-enhancing story with a strong environmental theme, Luis Sepúlveda's instant children's classic has been a worldwide best-seller and is presented here with new drawings by acclaimed illustrator Satoshi Kitamura.
Flight School
Author: Lita Judge
Publisher: Little Simon
ISBN: 1534444815
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
A persevering penguin is determined to fly in this adorably inspiring Classic Board Book from the creator of Red Hat and Red Sled. Although little Penguin has the soul of an eagle, his body wasn’t built to soar. But Penguin has an irrepressible spirit, and he adamantly follows his dreams to flip, flap, fly! Even if he needs a little help with the technical parts, this penguin is ready to live on the wind.
Publisher: Little Simon
ISBN: 1534444815
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
A persevering penguin is determined to fly in this adorably inspiring Classic Board Book from the creator of Red Hat and Red Sled. Although little Penguin has the soul of an eagle, his body wasn’t built to soar. But Penguin has an irrepressible spirit, and he adamantly follows his dreams to flip, flap, fly! Even if he needs a little help with the technical parts, this penguin is ready to live on the wind.
Two Gulls and a Girl
Author: Roxanne Schinas
Publisher: Imperator Publishing
ISBN: 0956072208
Category : Gulls
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Roxanne Schinas has always had a passion for wildlife. Long before she was old enough to read of Gerald Durrell's adventures she was emulating them, with pets ranging from rabbits and half-tame hedgehogs to toads, sticklebacks, locusts, and a crayfish. In the spring of 2008, while her family were cruising in southern Spain, Roxanne decided to make a survey of the seagull colony on an uninhabited island. The project began with a hand-drawn map on which the nests were plotted. Phase two was to have consisted in the study of the young birds growing up on the island, but when a local nature warden told her that most of the chicks would die, Roxanne found that she had a perfect excuse for "rescuing" two and bringing them home. Mother was not impressed... but the deed was done, and now the young naturalist had the opportunity to study, intimately, the development of Larus Cachinanns, the yellow-legged gull. Two Gulls and a Girl is Roxanne's record of events in the seagull colony and amongst her two hand-reared birds. Contains 92 black-and-white photos and illustrations. Foreword by Richard Williamson.
Publisher: Imperator Publishing
ISBN: 0956072208
Category : Gulls
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Roxanne Schinas has always had a passion for wildlife. Long before she was old enough to read of Gerald Durrell's adventures she was emulating them, with pets ranging from rabbits and half-tame hedgehogs to toads, sticklebacks, locusts, and a crayfish. In the spring of 2008, while her family were cruising in southern Spain, Roxanne decided to make a survey of the seagull colony on an uninhabited island. The project began with a hand-drawn map on which the nests were plotted. Phase two was to have consisted in the study of the young birds growing up on the island, but when a local nature warden told her that most of the chicks would die, Roxanne found that she had a perfect excuse for "rescuing" two and bringing them home. Mother was not impressed... but the deed was done, and now the young naturalist had the opportunity to study, intimately, the development of Larus Cachinanns, the yellow-legged gull. Two Gulls and a Girl is Roxanne's record of events in the seagull colony and amongst her two hand-reared birds. Contains 92 black-and-white photos and illustrations. Foreword by Richard Williamson.