Description
One hundred years ago on December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight. The venture kicked off a frenzy for flight at the turn of the century. Children will love the large realistic illustrations and photos in this entertaining book that details the triumphs and follies of: - Sir George Cayley - Clement Ader - Otto Lilienthal - S.P. Langly - Orville and Wilbur Wright - Santos-Dumont - Louis Blériot and Henry Farman - Glenn Curtiss and other record setters at Reims - Calbraith Perry Rodgers - S.F. Cody and military aircraft - Petr Nesterov and the daredevilsOle Steen - Sikorsky and his helicopter - plane identification guide
Title Details
Author: |
Hansen, Ole Steen |
Publisher: |
Crabtree Publishing Company |
Language: |
English |
Copyright: |
2002 |
Number of Pages: |
32 |
Dewey: |
B |
Dewey Range: |
B |
Binding Type: |
Library Binding |
Accelerated Reader Interest Level: |
Middle Grade |
Accelerated Reader Reading Level: |
6.9 |
Accelerated Reader Point Value: |
1 |
Guided Reading Level: |
R |
Guided Reading Interest Age: |
Grade 4 |
