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The 21st Century Junior Library Extraordinary Engineering series explains how important feats of engineering are accomplished. Aircraft Carriers examines the engineering concepts that make these incredible floating cities possible. Sidebars encourage readers to engage in the material by asking deeper questions or conducting individual research. An activity, full color photos, a glossary, and a listing of additional resources all enhance the learning...
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Aircraft carriers are truly the fortresses of the sea! Students will get an inside-out view of these incredible floating cities, from how they are constructed to how they function as important parts of a country's defense. Students also will learn about the various aircraft that are on board and the crew that keeps aircraft carriers in ship-shape!
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Patrol the world's oceans in one of our nation's greatest military ships! Aircraft Carriers explores the history, capabilities, and technology of this modern marvel, including heroic sailors who have served on the ship. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
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Longer than a football field and with enough space to house 5,000 soldiers at one time, aircraft carriers are amazing mega machines! Complete with a long runway where jets can take off and land, aircraft carriers can store 70 jets on board at one time. Young readers will love learning about this floating city at sea and discovering what makes this ship a true mega machine. With informative, approachable text and vivid photographs, young readers will...
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Aircraft carriers are some of the biggest ships ever built. They can be as long as a skyscraper is tall. They need to be big to carry many airplanes and other machines. Aircraft carriers transport planes and soldiers all over the world. Readers will explore an aircraft carrier and its different parts, from the flight deck down to the engines on the lowest deck. Full-color photographs and engaging text bring these cities at sea into thrilling focus....
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With a flight deck longer than three football fields, the Nimitz aircraft carrier is the largest warship at sea. The 6,000 crew members and 80 aircraft onboard make each ship a military hub and an unstoppable force all over the world. Discover the features of the Nimitz aircraft carrier in this book for struggling readers.
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Come aboard an aircraft carrier, where military planes take off and land in the middle of the ocean. Captivating photographs and diagrams keep readers engaged on every page. Explore the technology that powers these enormous ships and see how they keep the seas safe.
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The realms of sky and sea collide on the decks of aircraft carriers. From landing to takeoff, it all happens on these incredible crafts. Readers will be amazed at detailed photographs of these massive machines, and will discover how these aquatic air bases are engineered and the materials they are made with. The anatomy of these crafts, from control rooms to runways, will transfix curious readers. They'll learn about the weapons aboard these military...
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Lake Michigan's Aircraft Carriers is the story of the USS Wolverine and the USS Sable, two Great Lakes excursion ships converted for use as aircraft carrier training during World War II. Through the duration of the war, the United States Navy qualified 17,800 pilots for aircraft carrier operation. Training the pilots on either the Atlantic or the Pacific Ocean would have exposed the training ships to the danger of submarine attack, while requiring...
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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Photographs and simple text in English and Spanish describe aircraft carriers, their parts, and their crew.
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Finn Thrillers volume 1
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446 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm.
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"Discovering that there is a serial killer onboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, disgraced Navy SEAL sniper Finn finds suspicion falling on him as a newcomer and must expose the real killer while searching for redemption"--
"A ninety-thousand-ton aircraft carrier. Six thousand men onboard. A killer in their midst. And the disgraced Navy SEAL who will track him down... The high-octane debut thriller from the New York Times bestselling writing team of...
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x, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Presents the extraordinary story of the Newport News Shipbuilding yard in Virginia and its thirty thousand employees and shipyard workers who battle layoffs, the elements, impossible deadlines, extraordinary pressure, workplace dangers, and a pandemic to build the U.S. Navy's newest and most powerful aircraft carrier.
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