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Summary: "The Wright Brothers are famous for their role in the history of flight! Kids can read this book to find out more about the Wright Brothers and how they flew the first airplane. They will learn how the Wright Brothers started a bicycle shop first and how their first flight at Kitty Hawk went"--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 DAVHutchison, Patricia
Summary: Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the invention of the airplane. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2017
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 609 HUTCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J609 MOMFreedman, Russell.
Summary: Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 FREOld, Wendie C.
Summary: Traces the work that the two Wright brothers did together to develop the first machine-powered aircraft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 OLDMcCullough, David G.
Summary: "As he did so brilliantly in THE GREAT BRIDGE and THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS, David McCullough once again tells a dramatic story of people and technology, this time about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly, Wilbur and Orville Wright"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MCCCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MCCCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MCCCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US McCulloughHeppenheimer, T. A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.13 HEPWilgus, Alison
Summary: "In an era of dirigibles and hot air balloons, the Wright brothers were among the first innovators of heavier-than-air flight. But in the hotly competitive international race toward flight, Orville and Wilbur were up against a lot more than bad weather. Mechanical failures, lack of information, and even other aviators complicated the Wright brothers' journey. But thanks to their carefully...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press 2017
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Summary: A photographic tribute to the Wright brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk features images of the brothers and their aircraft as well as such memorabilia and souvenirs as vintage postcards, posters, stereopticon images, and toys.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 629.13 BURTise, Larry E.
Summary: Despite their great achievements following their first powered flights in 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright still enjoyed virtual anonymity until 1908. In seven crucial days in May of that year, however, the eyes of the world were suddenly cast upon them as they sought lucrative government contracts for their flying technology and then had to prove the capabilities of their machines.In these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.13 TISMcCullough, David G.
Summary: On December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright's Wright Flyer became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard. The Age of Flight had begun. How did they do it? And why? David McCullough tells the extraordinary and truly American story of the two brothers who changed the world.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 920 MCCCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD B WRIGHTTobin, James
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2003
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 629.13 TOBCrouch, Tom D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2003
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 WRIBuckley, James
Summary: Presents the lives and accomplishments of the Wright brothers, high school dropouts from Dayton, Ohio, who started out repairing bicycles and went on to build and fly the first successful airplane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Pengion Group (USA) 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 BUCCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WRICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET WRIGHTGibbs-Smith, C H
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Publisher / Publication Date: NMSI Trading Ltd. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.13 GIBMcCullough, David G.
Summary: "As he did so brilliantly in THE GREAT BRIDGE and THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS, David McCullough once again tells a dramatic story of people and technology, this time about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly, Wilbur and Orville Wright"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 920 MCCWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018