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Airborne (Direct Mail Edition): A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright
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Airborne (Direct Mail Edition): A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright Hardcover - 2003

by Mary Collins

Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the first flight at Kittyhawk. Packed with photos of the Wright brothers, their family, and their many experiments, this photobiography reveals the lives of these men who resolved the problems of flight and built the first airplane that really could fly.


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This is the inspiring photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright, whose determination and curiosity led them to create the first working airplane. The newest edition adds common core-aligned critical thinking activities for even further learning in the classroom or at home. Packed with intriguing photos of Wilbur and Orville Wright, their family, and their many experiments, this photobiography reveals the personalities and lives of these extraordinary young men who resolved those problems of flight that stumped the experts and built the first airplane that really could fly!

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  • Title Airborne (Direct Mail Edition): A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright
  • Author Mary Collins
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First
  • Pages 64
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher National Geographic Kids, Washington DC
  • Date April 1, 2003
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780792269571 / 0792269578
  • Weight 1.26 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.14 x 9.44 x 0.43 in (28.30 x 23.98 x 1.09 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 13 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 8
  • Reading level 1150
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1919
  • Library of Congress subjects Aeronautics, Wright, Wilbur
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002005279
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/01/2003, Page 678
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 06/01/2003, Page 394
  • Horn Book Magazine, 03/01/2003, Page 222
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2003, Page 461
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 01/01/2003, Page 58
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/24/2003, Page 0
  • PW Notes and Reprints, 03/24/2003, Page 78
  • School Library Journal, 10/01/2004, Page 0

About the author

MARY COLLINS grew up in New England, but spent most of her professional career in Washington, D.C., where she worked as a consulting writer and editor for a wide range of clients, including National Geographic and the Smithsonian, and taught writing part-time for 12 years at Johns Hopkins University's MA in Writing Program
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