Who Were the Wright Brothers? Contributor(s): Buckley, James (Author), Who Hq (Author), Foley, Tim (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0448479516 ISBN-13: 9780448479514 Publisher: Penguin Workshop OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats 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: 0.4" H x 5.2" W x 7.4" (0.25 lbs) 112 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 166593 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
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 |