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Apr 9, 2020 · The Wright Brothers follows the siblings through their achievements—not only the first powered, sustained, controlled airplane flight, but the numerous improvements and enhancements. The Wright Brothers For Kids: They Invented the Airplane, 21 Activities Exploring Science and the History of Flight. By Mary Kay Carson.
May 1, 2003 · Winner of the 2009 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Children’s Literature Award. This activity book tells the amazing true story of how two bicycle-making brothers from Ohio, with no more than high-school educations, accomplished a feat that forever changed the world.
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- Chicago Review Press
- $18.99
- Mary Kay Carson
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Sep 23, 2002 · Their story is portrayed here in brief, accessible chapters, beginning with their childhood fascination with flight and love of problem solving, then detailing their early experiments and dangerous trial runs in North Carolina, and ending with their successful flights of 1903.
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- Clarion Books
- $13.95
- Wendie C. Old
- Growing Up Wright
- Up, Up, and Away
- Wings of Change
The Wright brothers were interested in flying from a young age. As children in Dayton, Ohio, their favorite toy was a small helicopter-like object that was powered by a rubber band to twirl its blades. Fascinated by the toy and its mechanics, the brothers hoped to one day build a flying machine big enough to hold them both. As young men, the brothe...
In 1900 the brothers traveled from Ohio to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to begin their flight experiments. The oceanside dunes at Kitty Hawk had regular breezes and soft, sandy landing surfaces—perfect for their studies. The brothers first conducted tests with kites before experimenting with gliders. Both Orville and Wilbur separately piloted the gl...
After their success in North Carolina, the Wright brothers continued to travel around the world, perfecting their craft and modifying their designs. But they did so much more, kicking off the era of modern aviation and inspiring future adventurers. The decades following Kitty Hawk were filled with accomplishments in aviation, including the first so...
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May 1, 2003 · Mary Kay Carson's The Wright Brothers for Kids: How They Invented the Airplane combines a detailed and invigorating history of the Wright Brothers' work with archival photographs and clear, illustrated directions for 21 projects.
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