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First to Fly
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.
| Author: Busby, Peter |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Flight
This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Lindbergh's daring flight over the Atlantic in 1927. It opens with a brief historical note by author Jean Fritz.
| Author: Burleigh, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Fly High!
This is an illustrated biography of Bessie Coleman, whose interest in aviation and desire "to be somebody" led her to become the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license.
| Author: Borden, Louise & Kroeger, Mary Kay |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Glorious Flight Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot, The
Teachers should note that the child's perspective and art might put some adult readers off. However, this retelling of Louis Bleriot's flight across the English Channel broadens Americans' view of Orville and Wilbur Wright.
| Author: Provensen, Alice & Provensen, Martin |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Our Century--1920-1930
This is a series of short articles about life, events, and people who made news in the decade of the 20s. (Teachers should note that no African-American history is reported.)
| Author: Hill, Prescott |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Timelines Flight: Fliers and Flying Machines
This nonfiction book contains information related to aviation and aviators (starting with Daedalus and Icarus). The book is densely illustrated; all illustrations are captioned, and some are labeled. A time line, a glossary, and an index conclude the bo
| Author: Jefferis, David |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane, The
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 furt
| Author: Freedman, Russell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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