Who Invented the Airplane?
Wright Brothers vs. Whitehead
Published on 1. January 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-5415-1206-1 (ISBN)
Description
"Do you know who invented the airplane? Most Americans believe it was Wilbur and Orville Wright. But what if that's not true? What if a German immigrant named Gustave Whitehead beat the Wrights to the punch, flying a plane he designed several years before Wilbur and Orville took their famous flight? ... Read on for a story full of disputes, determin ation, and more. You'll never view the history of flight in the same way again"--
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Sixth Grade, Reading Age: From 9 to 11 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Index; Illustrations, color; Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5415-1206-1 (9781541512061)
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E-Book
01/2018
1st Edition
Lerner Publishing Group
€5.99
Available for download
Person
Karen Latchana Kenney is an Indian-Irish author and editor, born near the equator in Guyana, and raised far north in Minnesota. She writes both fiction and nonfiction stories about scientific wonders and discoveries, immigrant and biracial experiences, momentous historical events, and civil rights struggles. Her books have received several starred reviews and have been named a 2025 Minnesota Book Awards Finalist, a 2025 Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards Finalist, a 2023 Mathical Book Prize Honor book, and a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. She lives in Minnesota with her designer-musician husband and mathematician-robot-building son, where they explore all the wild places they can find. Find her online at https: //www.karenlatchanakenney.com.