100 Facts : Flight

Prepare for take-off and encounter amazing flying machines both past and present with exactly 100 bite-sized facts.

Fascinating facts – along with amazing photographs, beautiful artwork and detailed diagrams – give young readers the perfect introduction to the world of flight.

Numbered facts help children to keep track of what they’ve read and encourage them to read on. Projects and activities, quizzes and hilarious cartoons throughout make learning much more fun.

Discover :

• Which plane can carry the space shuttle on its back
• How many passengers travel through London’s Heathrow airport every year
• Who carried out the first non-stop flight from the USA to Europe
• How some planes can take-off vertically