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Jack Johnson finds a book that tells how humans can learn to fly and hopes to use his knowledge to show-up his classmate Wilson Schlame, but when the news gets out that Jack can fly, things start to get out of hand and he questions whether flying is really the way to go.

A bird falls out of his nest while trying to fly and has encounters with several animals before he finds success.

In illustrations and simple text, tells how Melville Murrell invented the first flying machine in 1876.

Lifted by the wind, a boy flies over snow-covered Brooklyn and admires its winter beauty.

Ikarus Jackson, the new boy in school, is outcast because he has wings, but his resilient spirit inspires one girl to speak up for him and recognize his individuality.

Examines the development of aviation in the decades between the two world wars, looking at attempts by pilots to test the limits of flight.

Features a collection of forty interesting records as recorded by Guinness including the largest fish in the ocean and the smartest bird.

A young boy looks at a plane in the sky and imagines flying one all the way to the moon.

After an encounter with a sparrow, Henry finds he is able to fly just like his favorite comic book hero HawkMan.

In 1907 Columbus, Ohio, fourteen-year-old Cromwell Dixon, aided by his mother, begins building the flying bicycle he has invented to enter in the St.

A young girl wants to fly like a witch on a broom, and one special night, through enormous effort and with the help of her brother, her black cat, and an owl, she fulfills her dream.

A young bird sits inside his cozy nest worrying if he is ready to try out his wings and fly.

Willa Bean, who wants to master flying before starting school at Cupid Academy, celebrates her unconventional looks and unique personality, but struggles to accept that cupids learn how to fly at different times.

Tells the story of a father who dreamed of being able to fly and how that dream was passed on to future generations.

A simple introduction to the properties of air, the types of animals that fly through the air, and the types of aircraft used by people for transportation and fun.