A Fairytale History of Ballooning

You hold a complete encyclopedia dedicated to ballooning in your hands. It covers the history of the development of ballooning (from flying machines of the Renaissance, hot air balloons and airships to jet aircraft and space rockets), stories from the age of aviation, about gliders and biplanes, as well as the amazing feats of pilots. In addition, it discusses myths, legends, and literary works featuring heroes who fly using magic carpets and mortars, birds and cannonballs, umbrellas and motors, or even completely unusual means… Illustrations by Igor Oleinikov adorn every page of this wonderful book, filled with love for the sky and flying. For younger and middle school age.