The Wright Brothers: Pioneers of American Aviation
The Wright Brothers: Pioneers of American Aviation
Reynolds, Quentin
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Annotation: A biography of the two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, who built and flew the first airplane.
Genre: [Biographies]
 
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Catalog Number: #4727914
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House
Copyright Date: 1950
Edition Date: 1978 Release Date: 02/12/81
Pages: 145 pages
ISBN: 0-394-84700-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-394-84700-9
Dewey: 920
LCCN: 80023605
Dimensions: 20 cm.
Subject Heading:
Wright, Orville,. 1871-1948. Juvenile literature.
Wright, Wilbur,. 1867-1912. Juvenile literature.
Wright, Orville,. 1871-1948.
Wright, Wilbur,. 1867-1912.
Aeronautics. United States. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Aeronautics.
Language: English
Word Count: 24,761
Reading Level: 4.9
Interest Level: 5-9
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.9 / points: 4.0 / quiz: 35976 / grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:5.2 / points:6.0 / quiz:Q12860
Lexile: 720L

Young Orville and Wilbur Wright loved building things. From the fastest sled in town to the highest-flying kite, the Wright brothers’ creations were always a step ahead of everyone else’s. They grew up learning all about mechanics from fixing bicycles and studied math and physics. On December 17, 1903, Orville took off in the world’s first flying machine! The Wright airplane is one of the most amazing–and life-changing–

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