Tom Swift and His Flying Lab (The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures No. 1) [Hardcover]

Victor Appleton II (Author)

Book Description

Series: His The new Tom Swift, Jr., adventures [1] | Publication Date: 1954

This brand new series of adventures for boys introduces Tom Swift Jr., son of the famous inventor of a generation ago. Young Tom is now an inventor in his own right. As an associate in his father's great enterprise at Shopton, his brilliant mind is seething with the inventive genius that will make him even better known than his father. In this first exciting book of the new TOM SWIFT JR. series, Tom's gigantic flying laboratory will carry you faster than sound into a thrilling struggle against a gang of international enemies. Tom must overcome the scheming of this game as well as terrific mechanical problems to build his fabulous aircraft, which will soar straight up from the ground, fly at supersonic speeds, and carry scout planes in it's own hanger. When the Sky Queen is completed, Tom and his friend Bud Barclay take off for South America where the same enemies are seeking to gain control of a mountain of uranium. The tense action of their adventures fills every chapter. Each scientific detail of this fascinating story has been carefully checked. Tom Swift's inventions may be years ahead of the time, just as his father's were in their time, but they are all plausible and some day you may see them in use.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap; 1st edition (1954)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0006ATOE2
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #295,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the science-loving kid, November 20, 2011

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Charles T. Grayson (Memphis, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tom Swift and His Flying Lab (The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures No. 1) (Hardcover)

Oh, I absolutely loved this series as a child; I read all of them several times. Although science fiction, there is a surprising amount of good science that gets communicated.