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First to fly how Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane

by Busby Peter.

Synopsis

It started with a toy. As boys, Wilbur and Orville Wright loved making their helicopter fly. As adults, the brothers made their living taking things apart and putting them together again: printing presses, bicycles, planes. . . . Through trial and error, these two boys from Dayton, Ohio, built the plane that would change the world forever. With an inspiring text, original paintings, period photographs, and detailed diagrams,First to Flyrecreates the story of the Wright Brothers, from their earliest challenges to their final triumph.

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Book Information

Copyright year 2002
ISBN-13 9780375812873
ISBN-10 0375812873
Class Copyright
Publisher Madison Press Books/Crown Publishers
Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY;JUVENILE NONFICTION
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 31
Shelf No. JM778
Grade Range 3 - 8
Ages 8 - 13
Lexile 990L