The Wright Brothers: America's First Fliers
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Wilbur and Orville Wright dreamed of flying. They designed, built and tested gliders. They studied wings and propellers. They designed and built an engine.
After years of testing and a few crashes, they flew the first powered aircraft. This is the story of their life.
Find out more about these brave men and how they came to create the World's first powered airplane that really flew.
Ages 8 and up.
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Jeannie Meekins
Jeannie Meekins is an Australian writer who lives with her children and a couple of cats who think they own the computer. And if her dog could read, he’d be jealous, so it’s lucky that he can’t. Jeannie has also written over 10 books for children, many available through LearningIsland.com
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