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Wyckoff, Edwin Brit

Helicopter Man: Igor Sikorsky and His Amazing Invention

32 pp. | Enslow | December, 2010 | Library ISBN 978-0-7660-3445-7 $22.60
(4) K-3 Genius at Work! Great Inventor Biographies series. These volumes provide basic information about inventors who, though well known today, initially faced great opposition. The inspiring histories of determined individuals, described in accessible if a bit simplistic texts, are augmented by archival photographs. Source material for each volume is unfortunately lacking. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Genius at Work! Great Inventor Biographies titles: The Cornflake King, The Guy Who Invented Home Video Games, Hair-Care Millionaire, Helicopter Man, The Man Behind the Gun, and Sign Language Man.
Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

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