| Who Were the Wright Brothers? Contributor(s): Buckley, Jim (Author), Buckley, James (Author), Foley, Tim (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1627659161 ISBN-13: 9781627659161 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $14.66 Product Type: Prebound Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Aviation - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 890 |
| Series: Who Was...? |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.3" W x 7.7" (0.55 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to invent, build, and fly the world s first successful airplane. This is the fascinating story of the two inventors and aviation pioneers who never lost sight of their dream: to fly, and to soar higher " |