The Wright Brothers: Pioneers of American Aviation [SCM]
by Quentin Reynolds Author
(From Amazon): Young Orville and Wilbur Wright loved building things. From the fastest sled in town to the highest-flying kite, the Wright brothers' creations were always a step ahead of everyone else's. They grew up learning all about mechanics from fixing bicycles and studied math and physics. On December 17, 1903, Orville took off in the world's first flying machine! The Wright airplane is one of the most amazing—and life-changing.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0394847009
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 20
- Pages
- 160
- Suggested Grades
- 1st - 6th
- Geographical Setting
- Ohio, South Carolina
- Historical Setting
- 1867 - 1903
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
- Edition
- Landmark Book
- Copyright
- 1981
Chapters
- 1 Learning from Mother
- 2 Get It Right on Paper
- 3 Building a Wagon
- 4 Their First Pocket Money
- 5 Making Kites
- 6 Wilbur's Illness
- 7 The Helicopter
- 8 The West Side Tatler
- 9 The Wright Cycle Company
- 10 The Bicycle Race
- 11 In the Bicycle Business
- 12 Typhoid Fever
- 13 Learning Through Reading
- 14 They Make a Glider
- 15 Kitty Hawk
- 16 Improving the Glider
- 17 The Wright Engine
- 18 The Flying Machine
- 19 Airplane in a Cow Pasture
- 20 Fame and Success
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