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If We Had Wings

What If People Could Fly?: Could people ever fly like birds?

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Let's pretend we can go up.

We can not flap like birds.

A bird can flap its wings.

It has feathers.

We make a plane.

A bat can fly.

A squirrel can glide.

No jump off up high.

Words to know

wings: for flying
feathers: soft bird fluff
glide: float down
plane: flying machine

Stories to go with this book

StoryWings of WaxLevel 6
StoryIcarus FliesLevel 7
StoryFlying Too HighLevel 8
StoryIcarus and DaedalusLevel 12

Sources

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/how-do-birds-fly
https://howthingsfly.si.edu/ask-an-explainer/how-do-birds-fly
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bats/how-bats-fly.htm
https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Bats
https://howthingsfly.si.edu/ask-an-explainer/how-do-flying-squirrels-fly
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/flying-squirrels.htm
https://www.nasa.gov/history/115-years-ago-wright-brothers-make-history-at-kitty-hawk/
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/wright-brothers-made-history-kitty-hawk
https://howthingsfly.si.edu/forces-flight/we-aren%E2%80%99t-built-fly
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https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/76041-largest-prehistoric-flying-bird
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https://www.nps.gov/bibe/learn/nature/pterosaur.htm
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https://willswing.org/template/frequently-asked-questions-getting-started-section-1/
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https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/6-ways-us-fisheries-reduce-albatross-bycatch
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/494369-fastest-speed-in-a-body-controlled-jet-engine-powered-suit
https://www.xenology.info/Xeno/11.2.htm

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