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Author Freedman, Russell, 1929-2018.

Title The Wright brothers : how they invented the airplane / Russell Freedman ; with original photographs by Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Publication Info. New York : Holiday House, [1991]
©1991

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Children's Department  J 629.13 FREEDMAN    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Children's Department  J BIO WRIGHT    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 920 WRI    Check Shelf
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Children's Department  JB WRIGHT FRE    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Children's Department  J 629.13 FREEDMAN c.2  Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Children's Room  J629.13 FRE    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  J-B WRIGHT, ORVILLE    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department  J92 WRIGHT    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  629.13 WRIGHT    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Children's Department  J BIOG WRIGHT    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description 129 pages : illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-124) and index.
Contents What Amos Root saw -- Wilbur and Orville -- Art of flying -- Wind and sand -- Back to the drawing board -- Horsepower and propellers -- First practical airplane -- Fliers or liars? -- conquering heroes -- Age of flight -- About the photographs -- Places to visit -- Further reading -- Index.
Summary Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.7 4.0 5913.
Subject Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 -- Juvenile literature.
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 -- Juvenile literature.
Aeronautics -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.
Aeronautics -- Biography.
Added Author Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912, illustrator.
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948, illustrator.
ISBN 0823408752
9780823408757
082341082X (paperback)
9780823410828 (paperback)
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