wright, orville

Describes the life and work Orville and Wilbur Wright, the inventors of the airplane.

"In 1903, the Wright brothers made three brief flights, and no one was there to watch them. Six years later, Wilbur Wright traveled to Europe to evangelicize about aviation and raise money for patents--and the world got aviation fever. That summer, a group of champagne companies organized the first ever international air meet in Rheims, France. They knew they could throw a great party and sell a lot of champagne. They didn't know that this single week would change the course of aviation history. Through remarkable photographs, firsthand accounts, and lively narrative, Marty Sandler tells the story of how the Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne marked the public introduction to flight"--Provided by publisher.

A twelve-year-old boy named Tom Tate meets Orville and Wilbur Wright and witnesses the invention of the airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.

A brief biography of Orville and Wilbur Wright that profiles their lives and work which includes their interest in powered flight and invention of the airplane.

Christina, Grant, Alexis, and Griffin try to locate the Wright Brother's historic plane, which has been stolen on the eve of the 110th anniversary of the brothers' first flight.

Tells the story of Wilbur and Orville's dream to fly a powered machine and how they accomplished that goal.

Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.

Simple text and photographs present the lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright and their pioneering efforts in the development of the airplane.

In his diary, Angus, a terrier belonging to Orville and Wilbur Wright, records how his desire to fly caused the Wright Brothers to build their airplane.

Presents a brief overview of inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright in graphic novel format, and examines their work on the first successful powered airplane.