| Title | : | Who Were the Wright Brothers? |
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| ISBN | : | 0448479516 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780448479514 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 |
| Publication | : | First published May 1, 2014 |
As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on.
As adults, the brothers worked together to invent, build, and fly the world’s first successful airplane.
This is the fascinating story of the two inventors and aviation pioneers who never lost sight of their dream: to fly, and to soar higher!
Who Were the Wright Brothers? Reviews
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This was a well written account of the lives of the Wright brothers. It is a good beginning for researching how airplanes came into existence.
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good app for learning
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This book uses text and illustration to help students recognize and learn about who the Wright brothers were and how they contributed to history. The book offers information on the individual brothers, information about their life prior to fame, and information leading up and following their invention. It is a very easy to read and understand book and I would truly recommend it for a classroom setting.
This book can be used in 3rd-5th grade, but I think it would be most useful in the 5th. This is because 5th graders learn about inventors in Social Studies and one of the focuses during that lesson is on the Wright brothers. I found that it would be easy for students to use to gather information on these inventors and also be easy for many different reading levels (especially if partnered reading takes place). It would be a wonderful resource not only for simple information but also to use in a research assignment. Have students pick one of the inventors they have learned about during the unit. Those who pick the write brothers would benefit tremendously by using this book for research for said project. It is a very good book for the classroom and I really recommend it for any teachers shelf. -
Who Were The Wright Brothers is a relevant biography to read with students from North Carolina! The book is an engaging account of the Wright Brothers, Orville, and Wilbur's challenges and triumphs in aviation. They were an inventive and intelligent duo with many inventions to their credit and most famously, the airplane. It was fascinating to read about the variety of businesses they excelled in throughout their lives, including a printing company, a bicycling shop and finally an aviation enterprise. The biography describes their young lives through the sale of the Wright Company in 1915 after Wilbur's death.
This book will likely be used as a short-term read-aloud book to tie together the Fourth-Grade study of North Carolina in Social Studies with ELA and STEM assignments for an integrated lesson plan. -
Who Were the Wright Brothers? by James Buckley Jr. and illustrated by Tom Foley and Nancy Harrison is one of the books in the award-winning "Who Was..." series focused on the youth market of readers but also interesting for adults. This one is about the Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur, who are credited with making the first powered aircraft flight. As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical and they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers invented, built, and flew the world’s first successful airplane. This book is the fascinating story of the two inventors and aviation pioneers who never lost sight of their dream: to fly!
This book is an inspiring and illustrated biography and is perfect for young middle-grade readers with Black-and-white line drawings throughout, sidebars on related topics, a timeline, and a bibliography to enhance readers' understanding of the subject; one of the best I've read is The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. Written primarily for the youth market it is also an excellent way for anyone to get an overview about a specific famous individual or moment in history or as a quick refresher of basic facts if you've already read other books and just want a summary. -
I am a big fan of The Who Was books! I did however think this book is for more mature younger elementary or upper elementary/middle school as it deals heavily with the technical aspects of their flying machines and how they came to their conclusions. I believe this part was very well done and could possibly still hold the attention of a younger reader if read slowly (one chapter a day vs the whole book in one day). I read this to my 6th grader who loves science and my 3rd grader who doesn’t understand science concepts nearly as well. My 3rd grader definitely struggled to pay attention and grew bored quickly. So reading this slowly to him was key to him understanding the main concepts the Wright brothers learned.
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I loved reading this book. It was probably one of my favorites. It's hard to say whether that's because of how it was written or because I like who it's about.
The Wright brothers are super cool. They're my favorite kind of people. They found something they were passionate about and they worked hard to make their dreams come true. They wanted to fly! How cool is that?! It was almost an impossible idea, but they kept plugging away at it and fixing mistakes.
I wish I could've been there when the plane first flew. It must have been such an exciting moment. I wish I could've met the Wright brothers. They seem like the type of people that I would've gotten along with. -
This is a biographical book about the Wright brothers. These are the brothers that built and flew the first successful airplane! I think this would be an amazing book to include in the classroom. The front cover of the book shows detailed caricatures of historical figures that the students will really enjoy. This is a novel because it is over 100 pages. It is a shorter novel since it is 105 pages, and it is a fun read. This book was published in 2014 and was written by James Buckley Junior.
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Thật sự rất la thú vị. Có thể nói ngay từ khi sinh ra họ đã có một nền tảng rất là tốt, họ được bố mẹ khuyến khích khám phá, tìm tòi. Đây là một trong những lú do khiến họ thành công. Nhưng cũng không thể kể đến tinh thần làm việc, kiên trì, bền bỉ và đặc biệt là niềm đam mê, yêu thích với công việc. “Có công mài sắt có ngày nên kim” và rồi Wright Flyer ra đời. Đây là một bước ngoặt quan trọng trong việc thay đổi thế giới. Họ là những con người bình thường mà làm nên điều phi thường
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106 pages. This is one wonderful biography of some amazing inventors. I learned so much and really enjoyed this book. The timeline of their lives and world history at the time was helpful. Also there are further reading books listed and websites. Kids will enjoy this one. Highly recommended for Grades 4-5 and beyond.
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Just another Who Was? book. What else can I say? It’s just a fun little slice of history and facts that you get to eat up in just a couple minutes. The Wright Brothers were indeed a very important part of our society and as always, these books did a great honor in giving such detailed knowledge on them.
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I read this alongside my sixth grade son for a school project. I love this series of books that make it easy to learn new things. The Wright Brothers are very interesting and it makes me want to read the adult book by David McCullough. I am especially intrigued by their sister Katharine Wright who was instrumental in offering support in a myriad of ways to allow the brothers to be successful.
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A very interesting and educational story about the Wright Brothers. Before reading this I hadn't really known a lot about them besides the basic fact. I enjoyed understanding who they really were. I also love these books because they are simple, easy to read but yet still very informative. This is a great book to understand who the Wright Brothers were.
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I genuinely fancy this series of books. Straightforward books with simple graphics and loads of information. I liked the way that the authors didn't scoop into the complex aircraft designs by the Wright brothers, but rather focused on their background, journey and motivation. In the end, that's what matters to smash an idea into reality.
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This is an adorable quick read that tells the true story of the lives of the Wright brothers. This would be great for young reader because it is a little bit of a longer book for young kids but it full of knowledge and a true story that children could connect to and be inspired by
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We recently got excited about building airplanes and other flying machines. The "Who was.." series, including the Wright Brothers and Amelia Earhart, has offered great inspiration!
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I enjoyed reading this fun book and learning about the creators of the first plane to fly in the United States.
