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118 pp.
| Clarion |
August, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-0-618-98482-4$17.99
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4-6
In this enthusiastic overview, young readers are introduced to a number of attempts to create a car that could also serve as a viable aircraft. Each chronological entry discusses the technology of an inventor's attempted design; features diagrams and archival photos, advertisements, and media clips; and offers reasons these vehicles never really caught on. Bib., glos., ind.