Concise, practical, and inspirational, "Landscape Painting" focuses on the greatest challenges for the landscape artist, such as color and metaphor, composition and design, and simplification. 200 full-color and 30 b&w photographs.

More than just a film, this is a movement of young girls and women relentlessly pursuing their passion for aviation.

"The U.S. Air Force is a powerful military force. But there is more to this high-flying military branch than you might imagine. These surprising facts about the U.S. Air Force will amaze you"-- Describes the United States Air Force, including facts about airman training, vehicles, and weapons.

Discover the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientsts. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. When Amelia Earhart was young, she like to imagine she could stretch her wings and fly away like a bird. As a grown woman, she set a new female world record for flying up to 14,000 feet. She also flew across the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, and eventually undertook the most dangerous...

Jaime es instructor de vuelo. Un día se enfrenta a un desafío poco común: deberá explicar por radio a una mujer, cuyo marido está inconsciente, cómo hacer aterrizar la avioneta en la que viajan. Trás lograrlo, Jamie seguirá viaje como si tal cosa, sin sospechar que se halla a las puertas de una aventura inimaginable que lo llevará a resolver el mayor de los misterios: el modo en que cada uno de nosotros crea, paso a paso, el mundo que nos...

The history of the USAF, how pilots are trained, and some of the fighting and bomber planes in use today. Examines the most modern air force in the world, the US Air Force. Readers will also learn about various aircraft, such as the F-16 fighting falcon, the F-22 raptor, the B-52 bomber, and predator drones.

This Autobiography headlines the collections, both on view and behind the scenes, of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The official story and insiders' tales of the museum are shared by its curators, the people who know it best. Photography and backstage glimpses show off the collection, including well-known artifacts like Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis and the Apollo 11 command module, as well as rare treasures not displayed to the...

Presents an introduction to the basic scientific concepts of air, in simple text with illustrations, including experiments and projects to help enhance understanding.

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She piloted many record-breaking flights, became an author, advised engineers, taught college students, and defended women's rights. And then, somewhere in the South Pacific, she disappeared on an attempted flight around the world.