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1) Boots
Author
Series
League of Secret Heroes volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
When Mae's Aunt Willa and Aunt Jane, both pilots, are kidnapped by evil Metallic Falcon, Josie, Mae, and Akiko, the Infinity Trinity, pursue them from Chicago to Sweetwater, Texas, to Paris, France.
Author
Publisher
Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"At the mountain's base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a family -- loving, weaving, cooking, and singing. The strength in their song sustains them through trials on the ground and in the sky, as they wait for their loved one, a pilot, to return from war."--Amazon.
3) Flygirl
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
During World War II, a light-skinned African American girl "passes" for white in order to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1932, James Banning, along with his co-pilot Thomas Allen, make history by becoming the first African Americans to fly across the United States, relying on the generosity of people they meet in the towns along the way who help keep their "flying jalopy" going.
5) Bug trouble!
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
It's time for Buzz's team to go on their first official mission as Space Rangers! But will they remember their training?
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Forbidden to become a pilot by her overprotective father, Amelia Erroway yearns to command her own airship. To prove her worth, she sets off alone on her father's prized craft. But disaster strikes: A fierce storm crashes her ship in uncharted lands and Amelia, now a castaway, must use her wits to survive. With the help of Rastor and Fynley, brothers who live deep in the Juniper rainforest, Amelia is determined to repair her airship and, with her...
7) Fly
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Get ready to take off in an airplane! Ground crew, flight attendants, pilots, and tower control are all here to help you journey across the sky. For first-time flyers eager to earn their wings or experienced flyers curious about who controls the plane, Fly shows readers the entire process that helps a plane climb high into the air and then land safely at its destination."--Page [2] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Disney Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Honda Ohnaka, a space pirate, hero of the Rebellion, and a villain according to Obi-Wan Kenobi. He tells stories of the most amazing ship, the Millennium Falcon, including his very first time onboard and a few occasions where he actually flew the Falcon. It includes some familiar character such as Han Solo and the Wookiee Chewbacca, plus some new characters on these wild rides that's traveling at lightspeed.
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"'Finish the mission.' Captain Buzz Lightyear lives by these words. But when he's stranded on a strange planet with his best friend and the Star Command crew, Buzz soon discovers that finishing the mission may not be so simple. With the help of ragtag group of rookies and a hyperintelligent robot cat named Sox, can Buzz face down a villainous threat and find the way home?-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
Art Blume
Pub. Date
2006
Language
Español
Description
Although her day got off to a bad start, Elsa, a high-flying cat, is confident that she can make the air mail run to Knuckle Peak Weather Station, even after the station reports that a storm is headed their way.
Como todos los pilotos del correo, Elsa la gata se mantiene ocupada con la cantidad infinita de correo que llega a la central de correos y con su jefe que les grita órdenes a sus trabajadores. Ni el viento, la lluvia o el frío pueden detener...
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