A newspaper publisher is convinced to sponsor an air race from London to Paris.

When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.

"National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin tells the story of the 1929 Women's Air Derby, the first official all-female air race in the U.S." -- Just nine years after American women finally got the right to vote, a group of trailblazers soared to new heights in the 1929 Air Derby, the first women's air race across the U.S. Follow the incredible lives of legend Amelia Earhart, who has captivated generations; Marvel Crosson, who built a plane before...

Today, a trip to Hawaii is a simple six-hour flight, but almost a century ago, it was a nerve-racking twenty-six-hour journey across 2,400 miles of open Pacific to the isolated and elusive islands. Race to Hawaii chronicles the thrilling first flights during the golden age of aviation, a time when new airplanes traveled farther and faster but were also unreliable, fragile, and hampered by primitive air navigation equipment. The US Navy tried first,...

From NPR correspondent Keith O' Brien comes this thrilling Young Readers' edition of the untold story about pioneering women, including Amelia Earhart, who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s--and won. In the years between World War I and World War II, airplane racing was one of the most popular sports in America. Thousands of fans flocked to multiday events, and the pilots who competed in these...

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Small-town crop duster Dusty Crophopper participates in a race around the world.

Dusty Crophopper is a big-hearted, speed-loving crop duster who dreams of competing in the toughest and most exhilarating around-the-world air race in history.

Dusty Crophopper, a crop-dusting plane, pursues his dream of flying in the Wings Rouns the Globe Rally.