What's that in the sky? Is it a big bird? No, it's a drone! Since the 1990s drone development and use worldwide has skyrocketed. Military drones can spy on and attack enemy targets. Hobbyists build recreational drones and farmers use drones to check their crops. Learn how drones work, the laws governing them and why these robots continue to fascinate us.

 

This book is part of a book series called Edge Books-Drones .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

Amie Jane Leavitt is an accomplished author and photographer who loves to travel the globe in search of interesting story ideas and beautiful places to capture in photos. Amie has written nearly 50 books for children. She graduated from Brigham Young University as an education major and has since taught all subjects and grade levels in both private and public schools. She also has contributed to online and print media, and has worked as a consultant, writer, and editor for numerous educational publishing and assessment companies. Matt Chandler is a freelance journalist and former newspaper editor. His newspaper work earned six New York Press Association awards. He has written more than 25 non-fiction books for Capstone Press, and his book, "Side-by-Side Baseball Stars: Comparing Pro Baseball's Greatest Players" was named the 2015 Outstanding Young Adult Book by the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA). Matt lives in New York with his wife Amber and his children Zoey and Oliver.