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Airborne: A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright
64 pp.
| National |
September, 2015 |
LibraryISBN 978-1-4263-2234-1$17.99
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PaperISBN 978-1-4263-2221-1$7.99 Reissue (2003)
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4-6
The brothers' processes of hypothesizing ways to overcome problems, building models, testing those models, correcting their mistakes, and finally producing a successful powered airplane take center stage in this account. Both the journalistic narrative and the archival photos blend relevant biographical information with technical explanations. A chronology and a list of print and nonprint sources are included. Ind.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2003