Amazing Australians in their flying machines / Prue & Kerry Mason ; illustrations by Tom Jellett.
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TextCopyright date: ©2017Description: 30 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781922244635Subject(s): Air pilots -- Australia -- Juvenile literature | Flight -- History -- Juvenile literature | Aeronautics -- Australia -- History -- Juvenile literature | Adventure and adventurers -- Australia -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 629.13092 Summary: Author and licensed pilot Prue Mason shares how a handful of early aviators helped Australia reach beyond its borders to lands far away. Imagine what it was like to travel to far-off places before there were aeroplanes. For early 20th-century Australians, it could take days, weeks, or months just to get where they were going. Amazing Australians and Their Flying Machines tells the stories of ten brave Australians, including the youngest licensed woman pilot Nancy Bird, who took to the skies and changed the face of aviation forever.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Non Fiction | Australian Stories | J 629.13 MAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111072624941 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
For secondary school age.
Author and licensed pilot Prue Mason shares how a handful of early aviators helped Australia reach beyond its borders to lands far away. Imagine what it was like to travel to far-off places before there were aeroplanes. For early 20th-century Australians, it could take days, weeks, or months just to get where they were going. Amazing Australians and Their Flying Machines tells the stories of ten brave Australians, including the youngest licensed woman pilot Nancy Bird, who took to the skies and changed the face of aviation forever.
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