Touching the Sky: The Flying Adventures of Wilbur and Orville Wright
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Book Overview
On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers took their historic first flight, and by 1909 the brothers were full-fledged celebrities. In September of that year, Wilbur and Orville finally showed the world, firsthand, just what they had achieved. In the United States, Wilbur delighted the crowd with spectacular flying demonstrations in New York City during the city's Hudson-Fulton Celebration. He flew over the harbor, glided past tall buildings, looped the Statue of Liberty, and even traveled up the Hudson River to Grant's Tomb. The people of New York were astonished and thrilled to witness these unbelievable flights. At the same time, Orville held daring public exhibitions in Germany and set amazing new records. He flew the highest ever, and took the longest flight with a passenger. The Wright brothers opened doors that no one knew could be opened Louise Borden and Trish Marx document the extraordinary lives and achievements of two of our most celebrated American heroes, Wilbur and Orville Wright, from their humble beginnings to their later success and riches.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0689848765
ISBN13:9780689848766
Release Date:September 2003
Publisher:Margaret K. McElderry Books
Length:64 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 8.3" x 10.3"
Age Range:5 to 8 years
Grade Range:Kindergarten to Grade 3
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Wilbur and Orville Wright usher in the age of aviation
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
If you have no other children's book on the Wright Brothers, this is one to have. The poem in the beginning is a comprehensive study on the Wrights. The book is carefully researched and accurately showed the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright during that first decade of aviation. Though a picture book, it will appeal to all ages and will be a keeper
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