| Can You Fly High, Wright Brothers? (Scholastic Science Supergiants) Contributor(s): Berger, Melvin (Author), Berger, Gilda (Author), Dorman, Brandon (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0439833787 ISBN-13: 9780439833783 Publisher: Scholastic OUR PRICE: $4.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2007 Annotation: This exciting series shows young readers how giants of science--from Edison to Einstein--were kids just like them. Melvin and Gilda Berger tell how these pioneers grew up and, through imagination and hard work, made amazing discoveries that changed the world. Full color with photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2006044257 |
| Lexile Measure: 720 |
| Series: Scholastic Science Supergiants |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 5.93" W x 8.9" (0.20 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 117166 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A fun, informative introduction to the Wright Brothers and the beginning of flight.This combination of science, biography, and history tells the story of the Wright Brothers from their boyhoods in turn-of-the-century Ohio, to their first successful flight in Kitty Hawk, N.C., to their worldwide fame and renown. The innovative question-and-answer narrative is augmented by a mix of photographs and illustrations. |