Amazing Feats of Aerospace Engineering (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781624034251)

Engineers design our modern world. They combine science and technology to create incredible vehicles, structures, and objects. This title examines amazing feats of aerospace engineering. Engaging text explores the Saturn V moon rocket, the International Space Station, and the world's largest passenger jet. It also examines the engineers who made these projects a reality and traces the history of the discipline. Relevant sidebars, stunning photos, and a glossary aid readers' understanding of the topic. A hands-on project and career-planning chart give readers a sense of what it takes to become an engineer. Additional features include a table of contents, a selected bibliography, source notes, and an index, plus essential facts about each featured feat of engineering. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author: Angie Smibert
ISBN-10: 162403425X
ISBN-13: 9781624034251
Publisher: Essential Library
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2014
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.56h x 9.70w x 0.49d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 43