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The Flying Machine Book
Build and Launch 35 Rockets, Gliders, Helicopters, Boomerangs, and More
By MERCER, Bobby
- ISBN
- 978-1-61374-086-6
- Publisher
- Chicago Review
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 4–6—Mercer, a physics teacher and the author of the highly educational How Do You Light a Fart? And 150 Other Essential Things Every Guy Should Know About Science (Adams Media, 2009), presents easy-to-follow instructions for making flying toys or shooters from drinking straws, foam plates, used greeting cards, and other common materials. After opening with discussions of the Bernoulli principle and the significance of lift, thrust, drag, and weight on flying devices, he...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
