HOORAY FOR
PILOTS !
by Elle Parkes
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Names: Parkes, Elle, author.
Title: Hooray for pilots! / by Elle Parkes.
Description: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, 2016. | Series: Bumba booksHooray for community helpers! |
Audience: K to Grade 3. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016001054 (print) | LCCN 2016014949 (ebook) | ISBN 9781512414424 (lb : alk. paper) |
ISBN 9781512414752 (pb : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781512414769 (eb pdf)
Subjects: LCSH: Air pilotsJuvenile literature.
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Table of
Contents
Pilots
Pilots fly airplanes.
They fly people to different places.
Pilots sit in the cockpit.
There are many buttons
and screens.
Screens show pilots where
to fly.
Most pilots fly with a copilot.
The copilot and pilot work together.
They both control the airplane.
Why do
you think
pilots need
copilots?
Pilots check the weather
before flying.
They fly a different path if there
is bad weather.
Why might bad
weather make it
hard to fly?
Pilots use a radio.
They talk to other pilots.
Pilots talk to workers at the
airports too.
They find out where to land.
Pilots wear a uniform.
They wear a hat and a jacket.
Some have a badge with wings.
Why do
you think
pilots wear
a uniform?
Pilots have to learn how
to fly.
They take exams and
flying lessons.
They practice flying for
many hours.
Some pilots work
long hours.
They fly many airplanes
each week.
Pilots make sure airplane trips
are safe.
They help people see the world!
Pilot Tools
cockpit
uniform
badge
screen
buttons
radio
Picture Glossary
badge a small object pinned on clothes
to show who someone is
cockpit the control area in the
front of the airplane
copilot the person who
helps the pilot
uniform a special set of
clothes worn
for work
Index
airplanes,
airports,
badge,
cockpit,
copilot,
flying lessons,
radio,
uniform,
weather,
Read More
Hicks, Kelli L. Airplanes. North Mankato, MN: Rourke Educational
Media, 2015.
Minden, Cecilia. Pilots. Mankato, MN: The Childs World, 2014.