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A Dream of Flight
by Rob Polivka
Illustrator: Rob Polivka
Ages: 6+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0-374-30661-8
Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers, Aeronautical Engineers, Read-Aloud, Adventure, Inventors
A boyhood dream motivated the invention of a self-powered balloon, and established Santos as an aviation pioneer. Cartoon illustrations, diagrams and back matter with timeline and fun facts.