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Can you fly high, Wright brothers? / Melvin and Gilda Berger ; illustrated by Brandon Dorman.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Scholastic science super giants ; 1New York : Scholastic Nonfiction an imprint of Scholastic, 2006Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780439833783
  • 0439833787
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 629.13092 .B496 2006
LOC classification:
  • TL540 .W7B465 2007
Summary: "In Can You Fly High, Wright Brothers? you will find answers to twenty questions about Orville and Wilbur Wright. Facts you'll discover include: .What were their favorite hobbies growing up? .How did they get interested in flying? .Why did they pick Kitty Hawk, North Carolina? .Which brother was the first to fly? You'll also learn about flight - from kites to gliders to jet planes. Experiments you can do at home demonstrate air pressure and how a jet engine works. Plenty of photographs and illustrations show the Wright Brothers as little boys, flying in their glider, their first plane and much, much more." --Provided by publisher.
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"In Can You Fly High, Wright Brothers? you will find answers to twenty questions about Orville and Wilbur Wright. Facts you'll discover include:
.What were their favorite hobbies growing up?
.How did they get interested in flying?
.Why did they pick Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?
.Which brother was the first to fly?
You'll also learn about flight - from kites to gliders to jet planes. Experiments you can do at home demonstrate air pressure and how a jet engine works. Plenty of photographs and illustrations show the Wright Brothers as little boys, flying in their glider, their first plane and much, much more." --Provided by publisher.

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