Flying Machines: How the Wright Brothers Soared

Series Science Comics By Alison Wilgus

Illustrators Illustrated by Molly Brooks Edition

Hardcover edition

Publisher Macmillan Imprint First Second ISBN

9781626721401

Awards and Honors NSTA Best STEM Books 2018

Flying Machines: How the Wright Brothers Soared

Name: Flying Machines: How the Wright Brothers Soared
SKU: 9781626721401J
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Follow the famous aviators from their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, to the fields of North Carolina where they made their famous flights. Diagrams. Brief biographies of other aviation pioneers. Biography of Katharine Wright. Glossary. Further reading. Full-color illustrations drawn in pen and ink and colored digitally.

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AR Ready No Canadian Rights Yes Dewey 629.130092 Title alpha Flying Machines: How the Wright Brothers Soared Category Nonfiction Middle Plus Pages Count 128 Genre Nonfiction Topics Orville Wright (1871–1948). Wilbur Wright (1867–1912). Katharine Wright (1874–1929). Aviation. Airplanes. History of flight. Science of flight. Inventors and inventions. The scientific method. Dayton, Ohio. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Twentieth-century U.S. history. Biography. Lexile GN850L JLG Span Spring Language English Rights type Print Publication date 2017-05-22 JLG Release Date Aug 2017 Minimum grade 5 Maximum grade 8 Reading level Middle Format Print

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Nonfiction Middle Plus

Nonfiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)

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This collection features nonfiction titles offering a broad look at real-world topics of interest to middle school readers. Selections span subjects such as history, science, and biography, emphasizing accessible presentation and engaging approaches that invite curiosity and independent exploration.

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