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West, David, 1956-

Planes / [designed and illustrated by David West]. - London, Franklin Watts, 2016. - 24 pages; illustrations; 24 cm. - What's inside? .

Includes index.

The first planes -- Fokker Dr. 1 -- Flying boats -- Boeing 314 Clipper -- Bombers -- B-17 Flying Fortress -- Supersonic planes -- Bell X-1 -- Jet airliners -- Falcon 8x.

Learn all about planes and how they work from canvas planes to supersonic planes and jet liners. Have you ever wondered where the crew all sit inside a tank, or what a jet engine looks like behind the turbine blades? Well these six books will help you find out just that! Find out something amazing about each vehicle and then turn the page to see it sliced in two where its innermost secrets will be revealed. Simple text and large labels and captions will make the bite-sized pieces of information appeal to a wide range of reading abilities, and the artwork is both friendly and accessible.

ISBN: 9781445146195 1445146193

LCCN: 2015036965

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Airplanes--Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: TL547 / .W44 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 629.133/34