The Wright Brothers for Kids: How They Invented the Airplane, 21 Activities Exploring the Science and History of Flight (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781556524776)

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. At a time when most people still hadn't ridden in an automobile, Wilbur and Orville Wright built the first powered, heavier-than-air flying machine. Woven throughout the heartwarming story of the two brothers are activities that highlight their ingenuity and problem-solving abilities as they overcame many obstacles to achieve controlled flight. The four forces of flight--lift, thrust, gravity, and drag--and how the Wright brothers mastered them are explained in clear, simple text. Activities include making a Chinese flying top, building a kite, bird watching, and designing a paper glider, and culminate with an activity in which readers build a rubber-band-powered flyer. Included are photographs just released from the Wright brothers' personal collection, along with diagrams and illustrations. The history of human flight and its pioneers, a time line, and a complete resource section for students are also provided.

Author: Mary Kay Carson
ISBN-10: 1556524773
ISBN-13: 9781556524776
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2003
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.40h x 10.90w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.6
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 107263 / Wright Brothers for Kids: How They Invented the Airplane


Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 03/24/2003 pg. 78
School Library Journal 06/01/2003 pg. 156
Kliatt 11/01/2003 pg. 41
Publishers Weekly 03/24/2003
School Library Journal 10/01/2004