How We Fly

This sophisticated but simple exploration of winged flight and the animals, insects, seeds, and machines that fly is a perfect nonfiction choice for the youngest of readers.

To a child, flight can seem like magic. How is it even possible? Creatures and machines fly in very different ways, but wings make it possible–for birds, bats, the pterodactyl, seeds, insects–and airplanes. This concept book for young readers shows flight in many forms, the wings that make it possible, and the spirit of invention and imagination that has enabled humans to fly. Activities at the end of the story encourage children to explore the mechanics of flight, and carefully selected resources help them learn more.