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Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane, The

Publication Information
Author:  Freedman, Russell Illustrator:  
Title:  Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane, The Date:  1991
Publisher:  Holiday House City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  0-8234-0875-2 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:  

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, biography and autobiography

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
Original photographs by the Wright brothers complement their story. This is a long, detailed book that also chronicles some of others' work that preceded the Wright brothers' efforts. End notes tell about the photographs, provide a bibliography for further reading, and list places to visit (including several places in Dayton). An index is also provided.

Teaching Ideas:
This is a long book, so teachers may wish to excerpt it or encourage learners to use it as a resource book. Parts could be added to text sets about flight, Ohio history, biographies, or photography. Learners might enjoy reading details about early "flying machines" in order to try to build simple models (of cardboard, for example). The psychological portrait of the brothers is interesting, so learners might enjoy speculating on the personality characteristics of successful inventors. Other possibilities include (a) studying the photos to determine the story they tell, or (b) locating Dayton, Elizabeth City, Kitty Hawk, etc. on maps and calculating miles, travel times, and so forth. Barry Moser's Fly! offers an easy reading version of aviation history. www.waw.umd.edu/~st.wright/WrBr/wrights.html; www.nps.gov.wrbr

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bullet Transportation > flight > aviators > Wright Brothers


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