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Books with title The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

  • The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

    Russell Freedman

    Paperback (Holiday House, Jan. 1, 1991)
    A Newbery Honor-winning biography of the men whose experiments brought about the Age of Flight. This engaging narrative account of Orville and Wilbur Wright, two men with little formal schooling but a knack for solving problems, follows their interest from a young age in the developing field of aeronautics. Russell Freedman’s writing brings the brothers’ personalities to life, enhancing the record of events with excerpts from the brothers’ writing and correspondence, and accounts of those who knew them.Chronicling their lives from their early mechanical work on toys and bicycles through the development of several flyers, The Wright Brothers follows the siblings through their achievements—not only the first powered, sustained, controlled airplane flight, but the numerous improvements and enhancements that followed, their revolutionary airplane business, and the long legacy of that first brief flight. Illustrated with numerous historical photographs—many taken by the Wright brothers themselves—this is a concise, extremely reader-friendly introduction to these important American inventors. Includes a note on the Wright brothers’ photographs, as well as recommendation for further reading and learning.
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  • The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

    Russell Freedman

    Hardcover (Holiday House, March 1, 1991)
    A Newbery Honor-winning biography of the men whose experiments brought about the Age of Flight. This engaging narrative account of Orville and Wilbur Wright, two men with little formal schooling but a knack for solving problems, follows their interest from a young age in the developing field of aeronautics. Russell Freedman’s writing brings the brothers’ personalities to life, enhancing the record of events with excerpts from the brothers’ writing and correspondence, and accounts of those who knew them.Chronicling their lives from their early mechanical work on toys and bicycles through the development of several flyers, The Wright Brothers follows the siblings through their achievements—not only the first powered, sustained, controlled airplane flight, but the numerous improvements and enhancements that followed, their revolutionary airplane business, and the long legacy of that first brief flight. Illustrated with numerous historical photographs—many taken by the Wright brothers themselves—this is a concise, extremely reader-friendly introduction to these important American inventors. Includes a note on the Wright brothers’ photographs, as well as recommendation for further reading and learning.
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  • The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

    Russell Freedman, Knighton Bliss

    MP3 CD (Brilliance Audio, Oct. 4, 2016)
    Orville lived to see the airplane transform the world and change people’s lives.He saw the first regular airmail service introduced in 1918, the first nonstop transcontinental flight in 1923, the first round-the-world flight in 1924, the first polar flight in 1926, and the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic in 1927. He witnessed two world wars in which the airplane played a critical role. He saw the earth shrink as the jet engine replaced propellers. He lived to see airplanes that flew faster than the speed of sound, and planes whose wings stretched farther than the distance of his first flight at Kitty Hawk.There were moments when he looked back wistfully to those long-ago days when flying was still a dream that he shared with his brother. He once said, “I got more thrill out of flying before I had ever been in the air at all—while lying in bed thinking how exciting it would be to fly.”
  • The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

    Russell Freedman, Knighton Bliss

    Audio CD (Brilliance Audio, July 15, 2010)
    Orville lived to see the airplane transform the world and change people’s lives.He saw the first regular airmail service introduced in 1918, the first nonstop transcontinental flight in 1923, the first round-the-world flight in 1924, the first polar flight in 1926, and the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic in 1927. He witnessed two world wars in which the airplane played a critical role. He saw the earth shrink as the jet engine replaced propellers. He lived to see airplanes that flew faster than the speed of sound, and planes whose wings stretched farther than the distance of his first flight at Kitty Hawk.There were moments when he looked back wistfully to those long-ago days when flying was still a dream that he shared with his brother. He once said, “I got more thrill out of flying before I had ever been in the air at all—while lying in bed thinking how exciting it would be to fly.”
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  • The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

    Russell Freedman, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-05-22, May 22, 2008)
    Book by Freedman, Russell, Wright, Wilbur, Wright, Orville
  • The Wright Brothers and the Airplane

    Xavier W. Niz, Charles Barnett III, Keith Williams, Steve Erwin

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Tells the story of how Wilbur and Orville Wright developed, tested, and successfully flew the first powered airplane. Written in graphic-novel format.
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  • The Wright Brothers : The First Airplane Invented

    Best Children's Biographies

    language (, Nov. 12, 2012)
    The Wright Brothers : The First Airplane Invented (A Short Biography for Children)The Wright Brothers ; Orville and Wilbur Wright were two brothers who are credited with inventing the first airplane. Best Children's Biographies : Write a biography for kids by thinking about what a child would enjoy learning about a person, covering important achievements, creating an outline and getting help from a child reader.
  • The Wright Brothers: Inventors of the Airplane

    Bernard Ryan Jr.

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts, Sept. 16, 2003)
    Presents a biography of the bicycle makers whose fascination with flight led them to build and fly the world's first successful aircraft powered by an engine and controlled by a pilot.
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  • Lesson Plans The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

    BookRags

    eBook
    The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. Inside you'll find 30 Daily Lessons, 20 Fun Activities, 180 Multiple Choice Questions, 60 Short Essay Questions, 20 Essay Questions, Quizzes/Homework Assignments, Tests, and more. The lessons and activities will help students gain an intimate understanding of the text; while the tests and quizzes will help you evaluate how well the students have grasped the material.
  • The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

    Russell Freedman

    Paperback (Scholastic, April 1, 1993)
    Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.
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  • The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

    Russell Freedman, Knighton Bliss

    Audio CD (Brilliance Audio, July 15, 2010)
    Orville lived to see the airplane transform the world and change people’s lives.He saw the first regular airmail service introduced in 1918, the first nonstop transcontinental flight in 1923, the first round-the-world flight in 1924, the first polar flight in 1926, and the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic in 1927. He witnessed two world wars in which the airplane played a critical role. He saw the earth shrink as the jet engine replaced propellers. He lived to see airplanes that flew faster than the speed of sound, and planes whose wings stretched farther than the distance of his first flight at Kitty Hawk.There were moments when he looked back wistfully to those long-ago days when flying was still a dream that he shared with his brother. He once said, “I got more thrill out of flying before I had ever been in the air at all―while lying in bed thinking how exciting it would be to fly.”
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  • The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

    Russell Freedman, Knighton Bliss

    MP3 CD Library Binding (Brilliance Audio, July 15, 2010)
    He saw the first regular airmail service introduced in 1918, the first nonstop transcontinental flight in 1923, the first round-the-world flight in 1924, the first polar flight in 1926, and the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic in 1927. He witnessed two world wars in which the airplane played a critical role. He saw the earth shrink as the jet engine replaced propellers. He lived to see airplanes that flew faster than the speed of sound, and planes whose wings stretched farther than the distance of his first flight at Kitty Hawk. There were moments when he looked back wistfully to those long-ago days when flying was still a dream that he shared with his brother. He once said, “I got more thrill out of flying before I had ever been in the air at all – while lying in bed thinking how exciting it would be to fly.”