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Airborne: A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright
64 pp.
| National |
March, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-7922-6957-8$$18.95
(2)
4-6
The brothers' processes of hypothesizing ways to overcome problems, building models, testing those models, correcting their mistakes, and finally producing a successful powered airplane take center stage in this account. Both the journalistic narrative and the archival photos blend relevant biographical information with technical explanations. A chronology and a list of print and nonprint sources are included. Ind.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2003