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Fascination with Flying.....
Wendie Old introduces Orville and Wilbur Wright, two bicycle repairmen from Dayton, Ohio, who dreamed of leaving the ground behind and soaring through the sky. From experiments with kites and gliders to the first self-propelled flying machine, the Wright brothers used ingenuity and imagination to do something no scientist had ever been able to master, fly a heavier-than-air machine..... Ms Old's easy to read and engaging text traces the lives, work, disappointments, and triumphs of these two unassuming dreamers, and her simple scientific explanations of things like wind resistance, drag, and air pressure bring the mysteries of flight to life in a simple and informative way. Robert Andrew Parker's stunning and evocative pen and water-color illustrations enhance the story with drama and wit, and imaginations will soar as kids watch the brothers' ideas come to life and take off. Perfect for youngsters 7-11, To Fly is an inspiring and intriguing biography that's sure to whet the...
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December 11, 2002
(The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) | Helpful Votes: 8 | Rating: 5
Two brothers from Dayton invent the first flying machine
"To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers" is a science lesson told as the opening chapter in the Age of Aviation. The story is about how Orville and Wilbur Wright went from flying kites to the first heavier-than-air manned flight (the book touches briefly on the initial skeptcism over their claims and their vindication five years later in France). Each chapter by Wendie Old consists of a page (maybe two) of text and an accompanying diagram, and the result is a sequential study of process by which kites became gliders and gliders became flying machines because of the Wright Brothers. The biographical elements become the backdrop for the invention of the airplane, focusing more on the unique working relationship that developed between the two brothers more than anything else. The illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker were executed in watercolor, which is appropriate to the subject matter; I was reminded, as you may be as well, of the famous drawings of DaVinci. The moral of the...
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May 21, 2003
(Baltimore, MD) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5
Stunning level of detail for a children's book with wonderful illustrations
I am a science and aviation buff, and I have always loved the story of the Wright Brothers. Two brothers of average means with no formal scientific education (just good minds) beat the highly educated and well-funded government operation at discovering the secrets of flight. I find the story inspiring, and want my kids to understand that lots of people were trying to build airplanes---the Wright brothers methodically went about discovering what about flight was missing from the worlds' collective knowledge. They had to rewrite the "flight tables" that the world had accepted when they realized they were wrong.The book also discusses how the brothers would "scrap", or argue a point until they had seen every logical connection through. I always teach my children to leave no stone unturned in an argument, and not to accept anything for face value but to require justification and proof that they can see.Many books on the Wright's don't discuss Langley, Chanute,...
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December 28, 2009
| Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
Product Description
Orville and Wilbur Wright were a fascinating pair. Not only did they invent, build, and fly the first airplane, they were also idiosyncratic individuals who had a unique relationship, sharing a home, a bank account, and a business throughout their lives. Their story is portrayed here in brief, accessible chapters, beginning with their childhood fascination with flight and love of problem solving, then detailing their early experiments and dangerous trial runs in North Carolina, and ending with their successful flights of 1903. This well-researched and personable biography is illustrated with elegant watercolors by flight enthusiast and noted artist Robert Andrew Parker, and will be published just in time for the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight. Timeline, endnotes, bibliography.
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