Freedman, Russell.

The Wright brothers : how they invented the airplane / Russell Freedman ; with original photographs by Wilbur and Orville Wright. - Scholastic ed. - New York : Scholastic. Inc., 1993, 1991. - 129 p. : ill. ; 24 x 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-124) and index.

Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.



Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, 1991. Outstanding Science Trade Books, 1991 (National Science Teacher' Association/Children's Book Council) Teachers' Choices, 1992 (International Reading Association). CCBC Choices 1991.

0590464248 $16.95


Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 --Juvenile literature.
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 --Juvenile literature.
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.


Aeronautics--Biography--Juvenile literature.--United States
Aeronautics--Biography.

TL540.W7 / F69 1991

629.13/0092/2 B 920