Akron Public Library

"David McCullough tells a dramatic story of the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly, Wilbur and Orville Wright"--Provided by publisher.

The Wright Brothers are famous for their role in the history of flight! Kids can read this book to find out more about the Wright Brothers and how they flew the first airplane. They will learn how the Wright Brothers started a bicycle shop first and how their first flight at Kitty Hawk went. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo...

A graphic novel exploration of the lives, inventions, and accomplishments of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the Ohio brothers who invented the airplane.

Text and photographs describe the fliers who conquered the last great barriers to long-distance flight before the second World War. Emphasizes Charles Lindbergh's solo flight in 1927 over the Atlantic.

A guide to the world of flight documents the milestones in aviation history that changed the world, from the development of ballooning to the mission to Mars.

"For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man. My disease has increased in severity and I feel that it will soon cost me an increased amount of money if not my life." So wrote a quiet young Ohioan in 1900, one in an ancient line of men who had wanted to fly, men who wanted it passionately, fecklessly, hopelessly. But now, at the turn of the twentieth century, Wilbur Wright and a scattered handful of other adventurers...

Ages 8-12.

Provides a look at the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright, as seen through the eyes of their younger sister, Katharine, who provided support and encouragement while they worked on their many inventions.

Describes the lives of the two American brothers who designed, built, and flew the first heavier-than-air aircraft to fly successfully, detailing the many mishaps and misadventures that preceded it.