Fowler Public Library

"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about fighter pilots. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

Explains what fighter pilots have to undergo, in training, on a daring mission, at sea, or escaping from a burning airplane.

Recounts the lives and aerial achievements of some of the most famous flying aces in World War I, including Manfred von Richthofen, Eddie Rickenbacker, Edward "Mick" Mannock, Albert Ball, Jr., Rene Fonck, and Georges Guynemer.

Atomic is leveled, high-interest nonfiction that will motivate reluctant and less able readers with text that is related sirectly and simply to the images. Each book is designed as a fun and exciting page-turner so that readers are encouraged to keep reading and gain fluency. Facts, statistics, and processes are presented through graphic organizers to help build curriculum and comprehension skills. There are four reading levels to choose from, with...