1871-1948

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1871-1948

The Wright brothers

the birth of flight = Los hermanos Wright : el comienzo de la aviaci?on
2005
Presents a short biography of the Wright Brothers written in both English and Spanish, and chronicles their lives and work in the development of early aviation and heavier-than-air flight.

The Bishop's boys

a life of Wilbur and Orville Wright
1989
An account of how the two inventors were guided by their father, the years leading to the triumph of practical flight, and the death of Orville in 1948.

Wilbur and Orville Wright

the flight to adventure
1983
Focuses on the childhood of the Wright brothers and the inventiveness they displayed from their earliest days.

The Wright brothers

2004
A biography of the two inventors whose 1903 powered, controlled flight of an airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, made history.

Wilbur & Orville Wright

1988
A biography concentrating on the childhood of the airplane inventors Wilbur and Orville Wright.

The Wright brothers

how they invented the airplane
1991
Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.

Race for the sky

the Kitty Hawk diaries of Johnny Moore
2003
Ordered to practice his writing skills in the blank book his mother gave him, fourteen-year-old Johnny would rather go fishing near his home on North Carolina's Outer Banks and cannot think of anything important to write until two "dingbatters" from Ohio arrive in 1900 and try to build a flying machine.

First to fly

how Wilbur & Orville Wright invented the airplane
2002
A look at the lives of the Wright brothers, from their childhood interest in flight, through their study of successful gliders and other flying machines, to their triumphs at Kitty Hawk and beyond.

The Wright brothers

first in flight
2007
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.

The Wright brothers

2008
Chronicles the lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright, discussing their childhood in the midwest, dreams of flying, efforts to build the world's first successful airplane, and other related topics.

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