| Resource Type | Title/Author | Comments | Check Out Again? | Rating |
| Book/Library | Pilots; Mattern, Joanne | Simplistic introduction to what a pilot does | Y | 3 |
| Book/Library | Plane; Take it Apart Series; Oxlade, Chris | Very nice break-outs of how a plane is put together | Y | 5 |
| Book/Library | Modern Aircraft; Allen, John E. | A bit dated (1978); covers different uses for modern aircraft both military & civilian; does cover Concorde and Harrier | Y | 5 |
| Book/Library | How Do Airplanes Fly? A Book about Airplanes; Berger, Melvin and Gilda | Touches on many areas of flight for such a short book: early flight, helicopters, commercial airplanes, piston & jet engines | Y | 4 |
| Book/Library (tape also available | Hot-Air Henry; Calhoun, Mary | Technically not an airplane; wonderful tale about a cat who accidentally solos in a hot-air balloon; whimsical | Y | 5 |
| Book/Collection | Airplanes and Other Things That Fly; Kelley, Steve | From DaVinci & Greek myth through early flight and space travel; good highlights of various types of craft | Y | 5 |
| Video/Library | Did You Ever Wonder How Airplanes Are Made?; MediaPro | Teacher takes students on trip through Cessna plant; very interesting | Y | 5 |
| Book/Purchase | "What's a Piper Cub?"; Wheaton, Jim | Twins are introduced to the exciting world of light aircraft, including a ride in a cub. | Y | 5 |
| Book/Purchase | Flying Just Plane Fun; Grist, Julie | Grandpa takes his grandson for a flight in his biplane, including preflight, gauges, lift and other technical details. | Y | 5 |
| Activity/Toy | Brio Builder Set (or K'nex little kids set for younger children); build airplanes | Various sets available, though none that I'm aware of that are specifically for building aircraft; lots of other uses, too | Y | 5 |
| Field Trip/Museum | Aircraft museum, see: Guide To Over 900 Aircraft Museums | See and maybe even sit in or touch a real airplane | Y | 5 |
| Field Trip | Airport; see also Airport Field Trip | See real airplanes and possibly even talk to a real pilot | Y | 5 |