First to Fly
Publication Information
Author:  Busby, Peter	Illustrator:  Craig, David
Title:  First to Fly	Date:  2002
Publisher:  Crown	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-375-81287-3	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
This biography of the Wright Brothers is accompanied by archival photographs (as well as illustrations). Text boxes describe related events. Glossary, timeline, bibliography, and list of related WWW sites are included.
Teaching Ideas:
This book joins the matrix on flight. Writing a biopoem of the brothers would be a good response activity. Using the Wrights as an example of methodical goal setting, students can plan a step-by-step method of reaching one of their goals. Additional inquiry about other aviators or about less famous events from the Wright Brothers' lives will be facilicated by using the WWW sites at the back of the book. Those in family literacy programs may wish to focus on the brothers' parents, perhaps by considering the role their support may have played in the brothers' success.
Teaching Strategies:
Helping Students in the Writing Process    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/help_writing_process.pdf
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Construction/Engineering > Building > machines Science > scientists/inventors > Wright Brothers Transportation > flight > airplanes Transportation > flight > aviation Transportation > flight > aviators > Wright Brothers Family > siblings

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