Building aircraft and spacecraft : aerospace engineers / Cynthia A. Roby.
Readers will love exploring a career as an aerospace engineer, a job where the sky is never the limit. This book explores both sides of aerospace engineering--aeronautical and astronautical. Readers will learn the different jobs and tasks that make up this important career, as well as the different technologies aerospace engineers use and design. This book provides all the tools readers need to start working towards a career in this exciting field, as well as inspiration through introductions to notable aerospace engineers. Engaging text and vivid photographs provide a dynamic reading experience, while sidebars and a graphic organizer present additional information in an accessible way. This book is a perfect addition to STEM and career-based instruction, and it is sure to be a hit with young engineers everywhere.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781508145288 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1508145288 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781508145301 (library bound)
- ISBN: 150814530X (library bound)
- Physical Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : PowerKids Press, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Flying high -- Firsts in flight -- Rocket science -- The beginning of astronautics -- The space shuttle era -- Space probes and drones -- The future of flight -- Leaders in the field -- A day at work -- Becoming an aerospace engineer -- The sky is never the limit. |
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Subject: | Aerospace engineering > Juvenile literature. Aerospace engineers > Juvenile literature. Rockets (Aeronautics) > Juvenile literature. Space flight > History > Juvenile literature. |
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- 4 of 4 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Adams PL Sys. - Decatur Branch | J 629.1 ROB (Text) | 34207002029073 | Juv Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Newburgh Chandler PL - Bell Road Library | J 629.1 ROBY (Text) | 39206021240708 | J Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Porter County PL - Valparaiso Public Library | 629.1 ROBY (Text) | 33410014026621 | Kids Nonfiction | Available | - |
Vermillion Co PL - Newport | J 629.1 ROB (Text) | 77831000020611 | Children's Non-Fiction | Available | - |