The Wright brothers' glider
By: Gerry Bailey and Karen Foster ; illustrated by Leighton Noyes and Karen Radford.
Contributors: Foster, Karen, 1959-; Noyes, Leighton, ill.; Radford, Karen, ill.
Series: Stories of great people
Publisher: Crabtree Pub. Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 37
ISBN-13: 9780778736936; 9780778737155
Subjects: Wright, Orville, -- 1871-1948 -- Juvenile literature; Wright, Wilbur, -- 1867-1912 -- Juvenile literature; Aeronautics -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 36) and index.
Table of contents: title: Knicknack Market comes to life; title: The Wright brothers; title: A preacher on the move; title: A wonderful toy; title: The history of flight; title: Self-taught mechanical engineers; title: Early flying machines; title: Fly like a bird; title: Good news; title: Kitty Hawk; title: Perfecting the flying machine; title: Flying demos; title: Exhibition pilots; title: Success story; title: The case for and against.