Fantastic Press-out Flying Airplanes: Includes 18 Flying Models

Publisher Marketing: These 18punch-out models are easy to make, and they really fly! All are based on actual airplanes and feature fascinating facts. Models include the Bleriot X1, the first to cross the English Channel; the combat-readyEurofighter Typhoon; the Bell X-1, the first to break the sound barrier; and many more." Contributor Bio:  Hawcock, David David Hawcock was the paper engineer for Universe's "New York Pop-Up Book" and "The California Pop-Up Book," Peter Riley has written nearly 200 books for textbook publication on such diverse subjects as astronomy, zoology, history, and religion. Current titles Dinosaurs, Pirates, and Castles are a part of Riley's Hot Topics series for Scholastic. Dr. Thorston Opper is a curator of Greek and Roman Antiquities for The British Museum. Contributor Bio:  Bampton, Claire Claire Bampton read English at the University of London before becoming a children's book editor at Dorling Kindersley in 1991. In 1996 she moved to Bath and set up a book packaging business, Jester Books. Since 2003 she has worked as a writer and has had numerous books for children published on a variety of subjects, from ancient to natural history. Claire's favourite pastimes include eating coconut ice-cream, walking along Cornish beaches and daydreaming preferably all at the same time.