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McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino , Gardner, Joseph Sammartino

Wilbur & Orville Wright: Taking Flight

(3) 4-6 Trailblazers series. This lively, well-researched biography of the founders of modern aviation is supported by a good selection of black-and-white archival photographs and diagrams. Readers get a glimpse into the brothers' childhood, but the majority of the book focuses on their adult lives and work. The clear, interesting text makes potentially difficult areas of aerodynamics understandable. Websites. Bib., ind.

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