Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Wright brothers The Wright brothers Mike Venezia An introduction to the lives and careers of brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright, who built and flew the first successful powered airplane. OL15279328W
The Wright brothers The Wright brothers Lewis Helfand In graphic novel format recounts the lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright, and describes how their interest in doing things for themselves and their persistence led them to build the first working airp… OL16443778W
Quest for flight Quest for flight Craig S. Harwood John J. Montgomery was an American inventor of basic flight technology and exponent of aeronautical theory in the pioneering period of aviation in America (1885-1905). He used wind tunnels, whirling … OL16509780W
Our neighbor is a strange, strange man Our neighbor is a strange, strange man Tres Seymour In illustrations and simple text, tells how Melville Murrell invented the first flying machine in 1876. OL1826230W
The Wright Brothers The Wright Brothers Wendie C. Old "Traces the path of the Wright Brothers as they pursued their dream of changing the world of aviation."-- OL2639042W
To Fly To Fly Wendie C. Old Traces the work that the two Wright brothers did together to develop the first machine-powered aircraft. OL2639043W
Sky pioneer Sky pioneer Corinne Szabo A biography, with numerous photographs and quotes from Earhart herself, tracing this determined woman's life and interest in flying. OL3292147W
My Brothers' Flying Machine My Brothers' Flying Machine Jane Yolen In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' flight, this story is told from the point of view of their sister, Katherine, who watched her brothers play with a toy flying machine, … OL441236W
Forgotten eagle Forgotten eagle Bryan B. Sterling Wiley Post set records. In the summer of 1931 with navigator Harold Gatty he flew his single-engine airplane, the Winniw Mae, around the globe in a record-breaking eight days. Two years later he shav… OL473184W