Wings

Birds, Bees, Biplanes and Other Things with Wings

Tracey Turner, Fatti Burke

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Kingfisher
28 September 2021

Children's & Educational; Libraries, museums, schools (Children's&YA); Wildlife (Children's&YA); Transport (Children's&YA)

Wings takes readers on a fact-packed flight over a fascinating subject.

Written by Tracey Turner, Wings offers a bird's-eye view of the first aeroplanes, the fastest jet planes, beetles, birds, winged horses, flying dragons - even winged unicorns. There's fun, easy-to-read information on wings of all kinds, including plenty of STEM material, presented in a mixture of text and speech bubbles that's perfect for readers aged 7 plus.

With Fatti Burke's stylish and colourful illustrations, Wings is a wonderful journey of discovery. And don't miss Wheels - the other title in this fantastically fascinating series!

By: Tracey Turner
Illustrated by: Fatti Burke
Imprint: Kingfisher
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 269mm, Width: 230mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 234g
ISBN: 9780753445198
ISBN 10: 0753445190
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 28 September 2021
Recommended Age: From 6 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tracey Turner has written more than seventy books, most of them for children, on subjects including inventions, the universe, famous writers, rude words and deadly perils. She is the author of Wings, Lists for Curious Kids and This is Our World. She is also an editor, and commissioned and edited the Horrible Histories series for many years. She lives in Bath, UK, with Tom and their son, Toby. Fatti Burke is an illustrator from Ireland who lives in Amsterdam. She has been working as a freelance illustrator since graduating in 2012. Her first three books (Irelandopedia; Historopedia; Focloiropedia) were bestsellers in Ireland. She also illustrated titles in an innovative board book series entitled I Look Up To..., which looks at influential women who have made a difference in the modern world. The information is delivered in baby-sized bites, and subjects include Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Michelle Obama, Malala Yousafzai and Serena Williams.