{"product_id":"the-flying-machine-book-build-and-launch-35-rockets-gliders-helicopters-boomerangs-and-more-paperback","title":"The Flying Machine Book: Build and Launch 35 Rockets, Gliders, Helicopters, Boomerangs, and More - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBobby Mercer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2012 Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award Winner in Technology Category\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Calling all future Amelia Earharts and Chuck Yeagers--there's more than one way to get off the ground  \u003ci\u003eThe Flying Machine Book\u003c\/i\u003e will show you how to construct 35 easy-to-build and fun-to-fly contraptions that can be used indoors or out. Better still, each of these rockets, gliders, boomerangs, launchers, and helicopters can be made for little or no cost using recycled materials. Rubber bands, paper clips, straws, plastic bottles, and index cards can all be transformed into amazing, gravity-defying flyers, from Bottle Rockets to Grape Bazookas, Plastic Zippers to Maple Key Helicopters.\u003cp\u003eEach project contains a materials list and detailed step-by-step instructions with photos, as well as an explanation of the science behind the flyer. Use this information to modify and improve your designs, or explain to your teacher why throwing a paper airplane is a mini science lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBobby Mercer\u003c\/b\u003e has been sharing the fun of free flight for over two decades as a high school physics teacher. He is the author of several science books and lives with his family outside Asheville, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 8.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45613697007660,"sku":"9781613740866","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/the-flying-machine-book-build-and-launch-35-rockets-gliders-helicopters-boomerangs-and-more-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}