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144 pages
illustrations.
Summary: Up in the air covers everything readers need to know, including the Chinese prisoners who were sent up on kites, the brave but foolish failures who jumped from a height on homemade wings, the first real successes with the Montgolfier balloon, the Wright Brothers' powered flight, the showmen who risked their lives doing stunts, the daring people who took on challenges for fame and fortune. (Publisher)
Horrible histories.