The Resource First flight around the world : the adventures of the American fliers who won the race, by Tim Grove
First flight around the world : the adventures of the American fliers who won the race, by Tim Grove
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The item First flight around the world : the adventures of the American fliers who won the race, by Tim Grove represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).
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- Summary
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- "In 1924 the U.S. Army sent eight young men on a bold attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by flight. Men from five other countries--Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy, and Argentina--had the same goal, and so the quest became a race. Who would win?"--Jacket
- An account of the 1924 race between six nations to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by airplane describes the efforts of the U.S. team as they struggled to overcome limited technology, dangerous weather, and unfamiliar cultures
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- vi, 88 pages
- Contents
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- Journey of the world flight map
- The journey begins
- Planning the trip
- Fierce winds in Alaska
- Disaster on the mountain
- First across the Pacific
- Colorful Japan
- Mechanical trouble in Indochina
- The heat of India
- A grand welcome in Paris
- Meeting royalty in Great Britain
- Plane in danger
- Icebergs and fog
- The welcoming crowds of North America
- Journey's end
- Isbn
- 9781419714825
- Label
- First flight around the world : the adventures of the American fliers who won the race
- Title
- First flight around the world
- Title remainder
- the adventures of the American fliers who won the race
- Statement of responsibility
- by Tim Grove
- Subject
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- trueFlights
- trueFlights around the world
- Flights around the world
- Flights around the world -- Juvenile literature
- Illustrated works
- Illustrated works
- Juvenile works
- Literature
- Literature
- Pictorial works
- United States, Army | Air Corps
- United States, Army | Air Corps
- United States, Army | Air Corps -- Juvenile literature
- trueWorld records
- World records
- World records -- Juvenile literature
- trueAviation
- 1100L
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "In 1924 the U.S. Army sent eight young men on a bold attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by flight. Men from five other countries--Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy, and Argentina--had the same goal, and so the quest became a race. Who would win?"--Jacket
- An account of the 1924 race between six nations to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by airplane describes the efforts of the U.S. team as they struggled to overcome limited technology, dangerous weather, and unfamiliar cultures
- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2016
- Awards note
- YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, 2016.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10410964
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1967-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Grove, Tim
- Dewey number
- 910.4/1
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
-
- 1100L
- Sentence length: 5 (very hard)
- Word frequency: 2 (easy)
- Intended audience source
-
- lexile
- Lexile
- Interest level
- MG
- LC call number
- TL721.U6
- LC item number
- G58 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 5
- 8
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Reading level
- 7.7
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- National Air and Space Museum
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- United States
- United States
- Flights around the world
- World records
- Flights around the world
- World records
- Flights around the world
- World records
- Target audience
- juvenile
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the adventures of the American fliers who won the race
- Label
- First flight around the world : the adventures of the American fliers who won the race, by Tim Grove
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 85)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Journey of the world flight map -- The journey begins -- Planning the trip -- Fierce winds in Alaska -- Disaster on the mountain -- First across the Pacific -- Colorful Japan -- Mechanical trouble in Indochina -- The heat of India -- A grand welcome in Paris -- Meeting royalty in Great Britain -- Plane in danger -- Icebergs and fog -- The welcoming crowds of North America -- Journey's end
- Control code
- ocn881592513
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- vi, 88 pages
- Isbn
- 9781419714825
- Lccn
- 2014024665
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)881592513
- Label
- First flight around the world : the adventures of the American fliers who won the race, by Tim Grove
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 85)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Journey of the world flight map -- The journey begins -- Planning the trip -- Fierce winds in Alaska -- Disaster on the mountain -- First across the Pacific -- Colorful Japan -- Mechanical trouble in Indochina -- The heat of India -- A grand welcome in Paris -- Meeting royalty in Great Britain -- Plane in danger -- Icebergs and fog -- The welcoming crowds of North America -- Journey's end
- Control code
- ocn881592513
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- vi, 88 pages
- Isbn
- 9781419714825
- Lccn
- 2014024665
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)881592513
Subject
- trueFlights
- trueFlights around the world
- Flights around the world
- Flights around the world -- Juvenile literature
- Illustrated works
- Illustrated works
- Juvenile works
- Literature
- Literature
- Pictorial works
- United States, Army | Air Corps
- United States, Army | Air Corps
- United States, Army | Air Corps -- Juvenile literature
- trueWorld records
- World records
- World records -- Juvenile literature
- trueAviation
- 1100L
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