The Story of Flight: From the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

For older readers, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum offers The Story of Flight by Judith Rinard, an adaptation of her Book of Flight, which was geared to an older audience. This history of aviation covers the Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon, which floated above Paris for 20 minutes in 1783, through to the space shuttle and beyond. More than 150 color and b&w images, arranged in an appropriately airy design, illustrate the proceedings.