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Guided Reading series for grade 3.

An introduction to the principles of flight describing animals, insects, people, and machines that can and cannot fly.

Text and simple illustrations provide explanations of the principles of flight.

Peter Pig and Polly Pig are in love, but Polly's father says she can't get married until pigs fly.

Explores the science and technology of air transportation, including technologies such as x-ray security devices and the use radar for air traffic control.

Gilda Goose wants to join the Flying Geese Ballet, but in order to fly better, she must first fix a perplexing problem.

A collection of thirteen short stories that describe the amazing feats of animals and insects that fly.

Offers children an overview of flight, discussing how airports are run, how airplanes take flight, the different types of airplanes and their uses, and other related topics.

Dragonwings is the story of a young Chinese boy who joins his father in San Francisco in the early 1900's to help him realize his dream of building a flying machine.

In a country far away, a new invention--the mechanical mousetrap--has caused all the mice but one to flee to America.

A chick that is reluctant to leave the nest finally learns how to fly.

A little girl who loves planes is sent to her bedroom for doing a loop-de-loop off the couch and finds a secret door leading to room with real flying machines, and she sets off on an adventure.

"Do some animals really have the power to defy gravity? The surprising answer is yes.

Uses simple experiments to demonstrate the properties of air and the principles of flight in animals or through machines.