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  • Grove, Tim, 1967-
     
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  • United States. Army. Air Corps -- Juvenile literature.
     
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  • Flights around the world -- Juvenile literature.
     
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  • Flights around the world -- Pictorial works.
     
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  • World records -- Juvenile literature.
     
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    First flight around the world : the adventures of the American fliers who won the race / by Tim Grove.
    by Grove, Tim, 1967-
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    New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2015.
    Subjects
  • United States. Army. Air Corps -- Juvenile literature.
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  • Flights around the world -- Juvenile literature.
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  • Flights around the world -- Pictorial works.
  •  
  • World records -- Juvenile literature.
  • ISBN: 
    9781419714825 (hbk.)
    1419714821 (hbk.)
    Description: 
    vi, 88 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm
    Contents: 
    Journey of the world flight map -- The journey begins -- Planning the trip -- Fierce winds in Alaska -- Disaster on the mountain -- First across the Pacific -- Colorful Japan -- Mechanical trouble in Indochina -- The heat of India -- A grand welcome in Paris -- Meeting royalty in Great Britain -- Plane in danger -- Icebergs and fog -- The welcoming crowds of North America -- Journey's end.
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    "In 1924 the U.S. Army sent eight young men on a bold attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by flight. Men from five other countries--Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy, and Argentina--had the same goal, and so the quest became a race. Who would win?"--Jacket.
    Awards: 
    YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults finalist, 2016.
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    Ewa Beach P/S LibraryJ -- Juvenile Nonfiction910.41 GrChecked InAdd Copy to MyList
    Hawaii State LibraryJ -- Juvenile Nonfiction910.41 GrChecked InAdd Copy to MyList
    Hilo Public LibraryJ -- Juvenile Nonfiction910.41 GroveChecked InAdd Copy to MyList
    Kaimuki Public LibraryJ -- Juvenile Nonfiction910.41 GrChecked InAdd Copy to MyList
    Kapolei Public LibraryJ -- Juvenile Nonfiction910.41 GrChecked InAdd Copy to MyList
    Nanakuli Public LibraryYA -- Nonfiction910.41 GrChecked InAdd Copy to MyList
    Thelma Parker Memorial P/S LibraryAdult Nonfiction910.41 GroveChecked InAdd Copy to MyList


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