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1) Pilots
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"Prepare for takeoff! Being a pilot means having to stay calm under pressure and make critical decisions thousands of feet above the ground. Filled with engaging text and colorful pictures, this title takes children behind the scenes of air travel to learn about the people in control. Additional features include a table of contents, informational captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, a Think-About-It section,...
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"To many young readers, there are few things that sound more exciting than flying over the sea and around the world. This exciting book explores what the life of a pilot is like and introduces some of the different parts of a plane. Close picture-text correlation help readers understand key concepts and develop important reading comprehension skills. Accessible, low-ATOS text will help young readers learn about this fascinating career, while colorful...
6) Pilots
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Introduces the work of commercial airplane and jet pilots, including duties, training, skills needed, and contribution to the community.
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"I Want to Be a Pilot gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of pilots. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's involved in being a pilot. Young readers learn to respect the importance of doing a job well and appreciate the contributions these workers make to our life and the world around us."--