| Airborne (Direct Mail Edition): A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright Contributor(s): Collins, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792269578 ISBN-13: 9780792269571 Publisher: National Geographic Kids OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the first flight at Kittyhawk. Packed with photos of the Wright brothers, their family, and their many experiments, this photobiography reveals the lives of these men who resolved the problems of flight and built the first airplane that really could fly. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Aviation |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002005279 |
| Lexile Measure: 1150 |
| Series: National Geographic Photobiographies (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 9.44" W x 11.14" (1.26 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 69080 Reading Level: 7.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the inspiring photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright, whose determination and curiosity led them to create the first working airplane. The newest edition adds common core-aligned critical thinking activities for even further learning in the classroom or at home. Packed with intriguing photos of Wilbur and Orville Wright, their family, and their many experiments, this photobiography reveals the personalities and lives of these extraordinary young men who resolved those problems of flight that stumped the experts and built the first airplane that really could fly |