Flight is the oldest impossible thing children try to solve. A bird does it with hollow bones, a plane does it with wings and engines, a balloon mostly does it by letting the wind make decisions, and a determined penguin does it with a very good attitude and a little help from his friends. The best flight books know that the question is never only how something gets up; it is what happens once it is there.
Bookroo's collection of 306 flight books moves from sturdy first looks at planes and flying machines to the Wright brothers, hot-air balloons, airships, wartime missions, and the physics that keeps everything from dropping out of the sky. Start with the fifteen favorites below, then browse the age shelves for a toddler naming every aircraft overhead, a picture-book reader ready for a first flight, or an independent reader looking for a longer adventure above the clouds.
A sturdy first tour of the machines that fly, from the Wright brothers' wooden plane to modern aircraft.
A hatchling practices the big leap: wings out, flaps up, and one first flight in a book built for little hands.
A baby bird has one simple assignment — fly — and keeps proposing more inventive ways to avoid it.
A penguin enters flight school with the heart of an eagle and a body that did not get the memo.
A penguin borrows an airplane to fly alone and discovers that being up in the air is better when there is somebody to share it with.
Louis Blériot builds, breaks, rebuilds, and finally flies his fragile machine across the English Channel.
Ms. Frizzle's class gets shrunk inside a model airplane and learns what wings, air, and control surfaces are doing up there.
A family sews a hot-air balloon in secret and risks one night in the sky to escape East Germany.
Alberto Santos-Dumont aims his airship at the Eiffel Tower and refuses to let a midair disaster end the experiment.
A professor leaves San Francisco by balloon and lands on Krakatoa, where the adventure becomes much stranger than the flight plan.
Waffles wants to know how an airplane stays up before he agrees to enjoy the flight, so the kittens investigate.
Jimmy Doolittle launches bombers from an aircraft carrier, then has to get every pilot home with fuel running out.
Two bicycle mechanics test wings, build a wind tunnel, and solve the problem of controlled flight one experiment at a time.
A cabin boy on the airship Aurora finds pirates, uncharted skies, and a dying balloonist who saw something impossible above the clouds.
Planes, wings, birds, and sturdy first answers to the question of how anything gets off the ground. Ages 0–3.
Lift the flaps and explore the wonders of our solar system.
A mischievous monkey embarks on a space adventure.
Discover surprises through holes in this interactive flying adventure.
Join Apollo 11's thrilling journey to the moon in 1969.
Discover the wonders of flight, from birds to rockets, in a baby's world.
Meet Cat the Cat and her flying friends in a playful adventure.
A teacher is stranded atop a Ferris wheel. Can Yellow Copter save the day?
Join a space adventure with interactive fun as a bear explores the cosmos.
Discover the wonders of the first moon landing in a fun, toddler-friendly board book.
Join a daring moon mission with a mouse and her friend. Will they return safely?
Discover the wonders of flight with a colorful journey through planes, jets, and rockets.
Blast off on a space adventure with flaps to lift and surprises to discover.
First flights, determined penguins, balloon escapes, flying pioneers, and the real science of wings. Ages 3–8.
An aspiring engineer makes an invention to help her relative.
Two mice build a rocket to reach the cheese moon.
A kitten and a bird become unlikely friends and learn to fly together.
Experience the excitement of a first flight with a curious mouse.
A penguin dreams of flying despite his limitations. Can he defy the odds?
Experience the Apollo 11 moon landing through a young enthusiast's eyes.
A boy and a Martian stranded on the moon must find friendship in the dark.
A pig dreams of flying with birds. Can he make it happen?
A boy's rocket shoes are banned, but a snowstorm forces him to choose between rules and rescue.
Can Mr. Fox's balloon fit all his friends on a moon adventure?
George avoids adventures, hiding a secret that keeps him home.
Explore the fascinating world of birds, from hatching to nest-building, in this engaging picture book.
Wright brothers, airships, wartime missions, and high-flying adventures for independent readers. Ages 7–12.
A secret agent races to rescue his kidnapped father before a Mars mission fails.
Young cadets uncover secrets and face an alien threat that could destroy Earth.
The Moon Queen is poisoned. Can First Cat find the antidote in time?
Young Americans defy neutrality, joining WWI's skies as daring pilots.
Olga juggles chaos as her pet's babies wreak havoc with rainbow poop. Can she regain control?
Spies lurk as a rocket to the moon is built. Can Tintin stop them?
In a world of wings, stone monsters hunt those who fly too high.
Olga must solve Meh's mystery before leaving Earth for another planet.
Galactic showdown: Sardine vs. Supermuscleman in a cosmic boxing clash.
A bioengineered cat must save the moon from ravenous rats. Can it succeed?
A crash survivor faces the vast Pacific, battling nature and enemy forces in a fight for survival.
A mysterious foe recreates history's worst disasters. Can the Cahills stop him in time?
