The First Flight

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Series:

Flying Start to Literacy

Level:

Text Type/s:

Report

ISBN:

9781742341347

Price:

NZD 10.95

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Description

Synopsis:

The First Flight is a historical report about two brothers who decide to make a flying machine. They invent a hot-air balloon, which first takes animals, and then people, on some history-making flights.

Curriculum link:

History: The past in the present

Key Concepts:

The first machine to fly and carry people was a hot-air balloon. Hot air rises and can lift things. Some inventions are tested on animals first to check that they are safe for humans.

Reading Strategies:

Identifying important ideas in a book

Extent:

Supporting Materials

Paired Title:

The Balloon Adventure

Supporting Materials:

Lesson Plan - The First Flight / The Balloon Adventure