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An introduction to the science of flight in nature and human technology.

When his adventurous father disappears during a hot-air balloon flight, ten-year-old Darius is torn away from his beloved housekeeper and sent to live with an obnoxious aunt until a strange bicycle repairman with a secret changes his life.

An introduction to the science of flight using simple experiments to show how animals and machines fly, how moving air causes weather, and more.

Describes how various animals fly including squirrels, fish, snakes, and lizards.

Demonstrates birds' ability to fly.

Six extraordinary children are trying to lead normal lives in the Rocky Mountain countryside.

The reader determines the course of an adventure in which a copilot must fly a plane alone while coping with mechanical difficulties and inclement weather.

A pilot's perspective provides an enlightening view of man's impact on the Earth.

Minnie, the monkey, wonders why she can not fly and searches her friends for the answer to her question.

Introduces the Wright Brothers and their quest to invent a flying machine, presented in the form of a school report.

Examines the physics of flight; the flying techniques of various creatures including insects, birds, and bats; and the development of flying machines by humans.

Xenos, a teenage boy with a white mother and African-American father he never knew, suddenly gains the ability to fly, with no explanation why.

Henry the flying baby explores the world and learns it is fun to fly with a flock.

With a little mechanical assistance, Penguin succeeds in realizing his desire to fly.

Twelve-year-old Newton and his classmate Vanessa, who is obsessed with butterflies and flying, undergo significant changes as they try to discover why the emerald rainbow butterflies return to Angel Falls every spring.