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First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers

Average rating
3.8 out of 5
Based on 19 Ratings and 14 Reviews

Book Description

Around Kitty Hawk, Tom Tate was known for telling tall tales. But not even one of his stories could top the claim of Orville and Wilbur Wright, who said they came to Kitty Hawk to build a flying machine. Their plan sounded crazy to some folks, but Tom believed the brothers. He watched them testing their inventions and hoped that someday they'd send him up.

Based on the true story of the first... More

Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
BindingLibrary Binding (10 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages46
ISBN-100060245042
ISBN-13978-0060245047
Publication Date02/1997
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About George Shea (Author) : George Shea is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of George Shea include A Reader's Guide to Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, Giants of Scien... more
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About Don Bolognese (Illustrator) : Don Bolognese is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Don Bolognese include A Circus Adventure: How to Draw Your Own Story,... more
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11/21/2022 Alfred Goldstein said:
It was books like this that instilled in me a love of flying since childhood. I fly regularly and have used various airlines. As a result, I'm aware of how low-quality and irresponsible carriers can be. This source allows me to book a more

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