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Burleigh, Robert

Into the Air: The Story of the Wright Brothers' First Flight

48 pp. | Harcourt/Silver Whistle | August, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-15-202492-1 $$16.00 | Paper ISBN 0-15-216803-6 $$6.00
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Bill Wylie. Illustrated in comic-book style, with overdramatic prose to match, this is a clever and detailed retelling of the Wright brothers' seven-year struggle to invent a flying machine. Thought bubbles contain invented speech that may be jarring to some and refreshing to others (e.g., a discouraged Orville mutters, "Maybe we should start calling ourselves the Wrong Brothers"). Reluctant readers should find this high-energy version of the story appealing.
Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

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