WORLD BOOK DAY 2022- Inspiring Books with an Aeronautic Theme

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World Book Day is a great initiative to celebrate the love of books and reading, it promotes reading for pleasure and can be an indicator of future success. Because books and reading can often be a subject of inspiration, we have decided to share some reading material that could inspire children, young people and adults to take up a career in aerospace.

The following books have been chosen based on 3 points of criteria; They are STEM related, they are Inspirational and they related to the Aeronautical industry.

 

The first up book is for children aged 0-4, Baby Loves Aerospace Engineering! By Ruth Spiro.

This book is perfect for children to explore the basics of flight.  Using examples of birds, moving to planes and rockets. It is accurate enough to embed some key fact whilst being simple and visually appealing for a new inquisitive mind. These books are part of a series called baby loves Science and which ‘ Introduces highly intellectual science concepts to little learners’. You never know you may learn something too!

Next For Children aged 4-11; Mae Jemison by Mary Nhin. Mae Jemison is based on the real life astronaut and their journey to who success in a career that had many obstacles to overcome. This book is part of a series called Mini Movers and Shakers, they feature a cast of characters who are real people. Mae Jemison is an engineer and physicist who became the first African American woman in space. This book brings history, science and representation for all children through the series.

For children below 12 there is something that would not usually be an easy find. Another great series of books have been written by a self-published author and commercial pilot Captain Robert Johnson. ‘The Pilot Ollie and Pilot Polly’ books offer children a chance to explore characters with different industry roles. With 12 Characters to choose from all with different jobs, there is a lot to learn about how things in an airport might work. These books are also backed up by  a microsite which you can find here: https://planecharacters.com

Now on to teens,  ‘How we got to the moon’ by John Rocco. A book that people of all ages would want to pore over explaining what it really took to get Neil Armstrong and others to the moon. Despite us knowing the names of the astronauts there were around 400,000 people involved in getting them there. From Engineers and Mathematicians to factory workers, each flight whether in to space or across our airspace it required a team effort and this is what this book is about and celebrates.

It is comprehensive in its explanation but allows you to join the journey. Hopefully a teen reading this will see themselves as a person on this journey and feel inspired to work in an aerospace career.

For the adult who wants to explore the possibility of aerospace engineering, ‘Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering: (Beginner’s Guide)’ by (author)  Francisco Gallardo Lopez, By (author)  Jens Strahmann, Foreword by  Edward G Gibson.

You might be the one to design, engineer and manage the next generation of aircraft, spacecraft, or beyond! However, all of this will require understanding the big picture and having an understanding of where we came from. For that, you first need to understand, how a bird flies, or a signal is sent to space. It’s an exciting time to be alive-enjoy! – Ed GibsonEd couldn’t have said it better, this book describes what you need to be an engineer or to work in this sector and the main ingredient seems to be passion!

Finally ‘Fundamentals of Aerodynamics (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING)’ by John D Anderson Jr.

This  book is written in a conversational way making it more of a lighter read than your usual informative book. With learning objective embedded throughout it is encompasses theoretical, physical and historical information on aerodynamics. If you are looking to learn more, just interested in a nice light read or you want to suggest it to students this could be a good choice for you.

We have many more materials for those of you that are members you can now access many e-books free via: National Aerospace Library (aerosociety.com)

If you feel inspired by any reading materials and want to know more about the aeronautical industry and the role involved make sure you contact us; Careers@aerospace.com.  We can give you the advice you need or if you feel like it you can read it on our website here: Careers in Aerospace

 

For adults looking for a more relaxed read, take a look at our Editor-in- Chief’s Top 10 Christmas picks here Aerospace book choices for Christmas 2021 (aerosociety.com)

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