If You Had a Jetpack

2018-04-24
If You Had a Jetpack
Author: Lisl H. Detlefsen
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2018-04-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399553312
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A fun and creative answer to the question "what would YOU do if you had a jetpack?" perfect for fans of Boy and Bot and How to Train a Train. Having a jetpack is fun--if you know what to do with one. If you had a jetpack, you could: Teach your brother how to build one too. Demonstrate its usefulness at Show and Share Time at school. Give your principal a ride home. Fly south to visit your nana. Visit the astronauts on the space station and help with anything that needed fixing. Join one inventive little rabbit as he and his brother put their new jetpack to good use! "An energetic, crowd-pleasing read-aloud that can be revisited again and again."--SLJ "This vivid picture book will leave kids longing for jetpacks, while taking off on their own flights of fancy."--Booklist

The Great American Jet Pack

2013-05-01
The Great American Jet Pack
Author: Steve Lehto
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1613744331
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Tracing the remarkable history of a certain kind of flying machine—from the rocket belt to the jet belt to the flying platform and all the way to Yves Rossy's 21st-century free flights using a jet-powered wing—this historical account delves into the technology that made these devices possible and the reasons why they never became commercial successes on a mass scale. These individual lift devices, as they were blandly labeled by the government men who financed much of their development, answered man's desire to simply step outside and take flight. No runways, no wings, no pilot's license were required. But the history of the jet pack did not follow its expected trajectory and the devices that were thought to become as commonplace as cars have instead become one of the most overpromised technologies of all time. This fascinating account profiles the inventors and pilots, the hucksters and cheats, and the businessmen and soldiers who were involved with the machines, and it tells a great American story of a technology whose promise may yet, one day, come to fruition.

Jetpack Dreams

2008-10-28
Jetpack Dreams
Author: Mac Montandon
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2008-10-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0306815281
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A hilarious pop-socio-cultural history of the greatest invention that never was, the jetpack, and a participatory journey through the bizarre subculture of jetpack enthusiasts in search of a working model

Jetpack Attack

2019
Jetpack Attack
Author: Clarion Books
Publisher: Clarion Books
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1328629082
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Join Carmen Sandiego and decide where in the world to go next in this globe-trotting, daring caper Stop VILE from stealing the superior jetpack technology you've developed and using it for nefarious deeds. With twenty possible endings, your adventures can take you all over the world--or out of the game. Which will you choose? In this choose-your-own-caper set in the world of Carmen Sandiego, you are unwittingly working as a technician developing a highly maneuverable jetpack for VILE. The prototype is almost complete when Carmen sneaks into your lab to steal it. That's when she tells you about VILE and their dastardly deeds. You decide to help Carmen try to keep this cutting-edge technology away from anyone who'd use it as the ultimate thieving tool. Or do you? Twenty different possible endings keep readers coming back for more adventures with Carmen Sandiego

You're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack

2021-04-29
You're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack
Author: Tom Gauld
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2021-04-29
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1770461957
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New York Times Magazine cartoonist Tom Gauld follows up his widely praised graphic novel Goliath with You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack, a collection of cartoons made for The Guardian. Over the past eight years, Gauld has produced a weekly cartoon for the Saturday Review section of Britain’s most well regarded newspaper. Only a handful of comics from this huge and hilarious body of work have ever been printed in North America – exclusively within the pages of the prestigious Believer magazine. You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack distils perfectly Gauld’s dark humor, impeccable timing, and distinctive style. Arrests by the fiction police and fictional towns designed by Tom Waits intermingle hilariously with piercing observations about human behavior and whimsical imaginings of the future. Again and again, Tom Gauld reaffirms his position as a first rank cartoonist, creating work infused with a deep understanding of both literary and cartoon history.

What Would It Take to Make a Jet Pack?

2020
What Would It Take to Make a Jet Pack?
Author: Anita Nahta Amin
Publisher: Capstone Press
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1496665988
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In science fiction, jet packs let people zoom through the air at high speeds. Discover the science and technology behind what it would take to make a real-life jet pack!

The Rocketbelt Caper

2012-08-07
The Rocketbelt Caper
Author: Paul Brown
Publisher: Superelastic
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2012-08-07
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 147642618X
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A True Tale of Invention, Obsession and Murder. When three men set out on a quest to build a real-life Buck Rogers-style flying machine, their obsession with the Rocketbelt 2000 shattered their friendship and set in motion an astonishing chain of events involving theft, deception, assault, a bizarre kidnapping, a ten million dollar lawsuit and a horrifically brutal murder.

What If, Pig?

2021-06-08
What If, Pig?
Author: Linzie Hunter
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2021-06-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 006308970X
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You’re not going to find a more heartwarming dynamic duo than Pig and Mouse! Join Pig as he learns how to turn his “what if" worries from anxiety to optimism, all with the help of his loving friend Mouse. "Readers will certainly empathize with Pig and his emotions." —Kirkus “Hunter’s picture book will draw its audience with vibrant colors, oh-so-adorable characters, and plenty of silliness” –Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books "Young readers will learn that being afraid is a common, temporary feeling, and that they can talk to others about it." —School Library Journal Mouse has never had a friend quite like Pig. Pig is so incredibly kind, fabulously fun, but he also has a big secret—he’s a tremendous worrier! When Pig gets the brilliant idea to throw a party for Mouse and their friends, he can’t help but think of everything that could possibly go wrong. After all, what if a lion eats all the invitations? What if nobody comes? Or worse, what if everyone comes and has an awful time? In this adorable story, Linzie Hunter’s charming, bright illustrations pair perfectly with her sweet and funny story about friendship and the endless wonder of "what if" that readers of all ages can relate to. This picture book is a great conversation starter in the home or classroom.

Johnny Jetpack

2013-10
Johnny Jetpack
Author: Ethan Crownberry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2013-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780989853316
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Ethan Crownberry's most epic adventure. Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a toddler with a high-velocity rocket strapped to his back! Little Johnny Johnson always dreamed of one day flying through space. And when his inventive grandfather builds him a Jetpack for his birthday, he grows as close to obtaining that dream as any small boy can ever hope. But it's not long before he is faced with the responsibilities that accompany such a magnificent power. And quickly he finds himself torn between fulfilling his heart's desire and helping people in need. Join Ethan Crownberry in an adventure beyond imagination, and meet, for the first time, the world's newest and most unlikely hero.