Flying Cars: The True Story - Hardcover

Glass, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618984828 ISBN 13: 9780618984824

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2015

Synopsis

Humans have always wanted to fly. As soon as there were planes and cars, many people saw a combination as the next step for personal transportation, and visionary engineers and inventors did their best to make the flying car (or the roadable plane) a reality. This book is a breezy account of hybrid vehicles and their creators, and of the intense drive that kept bringing inventors back to the drawing board despite repeated failures and the dictates of common sense. Illustrated with archival photos, this entertaining survey takes readers back as far as Icarus and forward into the present day, with a look toward the future. Includes author's note, source notes, bibliography, index.

About this title

Review:

"With attention to engineering, design, and consumer demand, this is a topic well suited to STEAM curricula that should be welcomed by science teachers, young inventors, and anyone who browses the amazing pictures and wonders, "Why not?"
--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

* "A tremendous narrative-nonfiction debut...Start your engines and get ready to take off for an amazing read."
--Kirkus, starred review

"Packed with period photographs, artists' renderings, and advertising ephemera that highlight the progression of prototypes, Glass' story of an idiosyncratic corner for the history of flight has ample eye-catching visual appeal."
--Booklist

About the Author:

Andrew Glass has written several books for children and has illustrated many. He lives in New York City with his wife and their daughter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0618984828
• ISBN 13: 9780618984824
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128