To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers - Couverture rigide

Old, Wendie C.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 061813347X ISBN 13 : 9780618133475

Editeur : Clarion Books, 2002

Synopsis

Orville and Wilbur Wright were a fascinating pair. Not only did they invent, build, and fly the first airplane, they were also idiosyncratic individuals who had a unique relationship, sharing a home, a bank account, and a business throughout their lives. Their story is portrayed here in brief, accessible chapters, beginning with their childhood fascination with flight and love of problem solving, then detailing their early experiments and dangerous trial runs in North Carolina, and ending with their successful flights of 1903. This well-researched and personable biography is illustrated with elegant watercolors by flight enthusiast and noted artist Robert Andrew Parker. Timeline, endnotes, bibliography.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Wendie Old has been a storyteller and children's librarian for over 30 years. She is the author of many books for children, including To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers. She currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland and can be visited online at wendieold.com
 

Robert Andrew Parker is a fine artist and printmaker whose work often appears in publications such as The New Yorker. His numerous children’s books include To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers, Across the Blue Pacific: A World War II Story, and Grandfather Tang’s Story. He lives in West Cornwall, Connecticut.
 

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Clarion Books
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 061813347X
• ISBN 13: 9780618133475
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Parker Robert Andrew
• Nombre de pages: 48
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