Bibliograph

Drones, Elsie Olson ; editor, Rebecca Felix

Type

Label

Drones, Elsie Olson ; editor, Rebecca Felix

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Drones

Oclc number

975490305

Responsibility statement

Elsie Olson ; editor, Rebecca Felix

Series statement

Modern engineering marvels

Summary

Drones are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of drones from hot air balloons to radio-controlled aircraft to today's unmanned aerial vehicles. Reginald Denny and his development of radio-controlled planes for the US military is featured, and a colorful infographic shows the parts of a drone. Readers will learn how different types of drones work and see the future of drones from weather monitoring to delivering packages! A timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement historical and color photos. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO

Table Of Contents

Special delivery -- Balloons & bombs -- Radio control -- Lightning bugs & predators -- Military drones -- How drones work -- Eyes in the sky -- Drones at work -- Drone fun -- Future of drones -- Tech timeline

Target audience

juvenile

Classification