Presented in immense detail, the contents will delight and fascinate both children and older people.
Stunning front, end papers depict the sizes of the flying machines, featured together with their length and wingspan, beginning from the largest to the smallest.
The back, end papers, present the fastest airplanes together with their speed in mph.
This information spontaneously engages the reader’s interest.
With Grandpa as guide, he narrates to his two grandchildren, Simon and Molly, the rich history of aviation, dissecting each image as if it were a painting on a wall.
The impressive design of the book utilizes every inch of every page. This maximizes the number of facts, their segments, and history, accompanying every entry.
Beginning with Daedalus and his son Icarus, it explores in depth, the why and how flight came about.
To learn about flight, the study of birds, their wings, and air flow, was investigated for years by many inventors and contributors.
From Greece to Asia, facts on kite-making - an early form of flight, the two men linked to its origins and the folklore surrounding them, are explored through text and dazzling illustrations.
The prose soars through the adventures created by stories of gliders, parachutes, air balloons and the increase of interest for this subject, due to the influence of modern parasailing, and kitesurfing.
The people whose knowledge contributed to flight, include Leonardo da Vinci, and his amazing experiments along with countless others whose inventions pathed the way to success. Isaac Newton was one.
Up, Up, and Away: The History of Aviation, says as much through the illustrations as through words.
Compiled of nine chapters, the colourful illustrations reflect the thorough research of this subject.
An eye-catching timeline with images of the inventors, wraps up a fascinating exploration of things that fly. Also, a suggestion for further reading and some interesting personal reflections by the author about the book, are worth reading.
This is another title in the flow of appearances of gifted international creators, who are adding a new dimension to picture books for all ages.
Title: Up, Up, and Away: The History of Aviation
Author/Illustrator: Tomas Smot Svoboda
Publisher: Albatros, $29.99
Publication Date: November 2025
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 97888000074603
For ages: 7+
Type: Non Fiction Picture Book
