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Aeronautics United States Biography Aeronautics United States History United States Wright, Frank Lloyd 1867-1959 Wright, Orville 1871-1948 Wright, Orville 1871-1948 Fiction Wright, Orville 1871-1948 Juvenile literature Wright, Wilbur 1867-1912 Wright, Wilbur 1867-1912 Fiction Wright, Wilbur 1867-1912 Juvenile literatureHutchison, Patricia
Summary: Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the invention of the airplane. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2017
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 609 HUTCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J609 MOMDavis, Lynn
Summary: "The Wright Brothers are famous for their role in the history of flight! Kids can read this book to find out more about the Wright Brothers and how they flew the first airplane. They will learn how the Wright Brothers started a bicycle shop first and how their first flight at Kitty Hawk went"--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 DAVMcCullough, David G.
Summary: "As he did so brilliantly in THE GREAT BRIDGE and THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS, David McCullough once again tells a dramatic story of people and technology, this time about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly, Wilbur and Orville Wright"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MCCCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MCCCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MCCCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B WRIGHT MCCCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US McCulloughDean, Kim
Summary: When Pete the Cat learns that the Wright Brother's flying machine can't fly without the wind, he and the cats invent the perfect solution, and he may get a chance to fly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR GREEN DEACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN DEASlader, Erik
Summary: Describes the lives of the two American brothers who designed, built, and flew the first heavier-than-air aircraft to fly successfully, detailing the many ishaps and misadventures that preceded it.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 387.7 SladerStein, R. Conrad.
Summary: A brief biography of the two famous bicycle makers from Dayton, Ohio, focusing on their efforts to build and fly an airplane, starting with kites and gliders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Childrens Press 1981
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB WRIGHT STEFreedman, Russell.
Summary: Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 FREOld, Wendie C.
Summary: Traces the work that the two Wright brothers did together to develop the first machine-powered aircraft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 OLDStorrer, William Alli
Summary: At the celebration dinner for the completion of the manuscript for The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright: A Complete Catalog, dean of architectural historians Henry-Russell Hitchcock pointedly told me that Frank Lloyd Wright would drive him through the streets of Evanston, River Forest and Oak Park, and Hyde Park, and would point to a building and often say, "I did that, but nobody will ever...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Winewright Media 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720.92 STOTobin, James
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2003
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 629.13 TOBFlower, Amanda
Summary: December 1903: While Wilbur and Orville Wright's flying machine is quite literally taking off in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with its historic fifty-seven second flight, their sister Katharine is back home in Dayton, Ohio, running the bicycle shop, teaching Latin, and looking after the family. A Latin teacher and suffragette, Katharine is fiercely independent, intellectual, and the only Wright...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC FLOSummary: The historic journey of how two Midwestern bicycle mechanics with no formal training prevailed over the world's leading inventors in discovering the secret of flight.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: David Garrigus 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KITWood, Tracey Enerson
Summary: "Everyone knows of Orville and Wilbur, the famous Wright brothers who invented and piloted the first powered airplane. But how many have heard of their sister Katharine, a vital member of the team? It was Katharine kept the family businesses afloat, Katharine who secured financial backers for the project, Katharine who marketed their invention worldwide. While the brothers were brilliant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2024
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Summary: The author grew up in the woods of Mississippi amid poverty, hunger, fear, and hatred. He lied, stole, and raged at those around him; at six he was a "drunkard", hanging about in taverns. Surly, brutal, cold, suspicious, and self-pitying, he was surrounded on one side by whites who were either indifferent to him, pitying, or cruel, and on the other side by blacks who resented anyone trying to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperPerennial Modern Classics 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WRIGHT, RICHARD WRIBurton, Walt.
Summary: A photographic tribute to the Wright brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk features images of the brothers and their aircraft as well as such memorabilia and souvenirs as vintage postcards, posters, stereopticon images, and toys.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 629.13 BURFlower, Amanda
Summary: "December 1903: While Wilbur and Orville Wright's flying machine is quite literally taking off in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with its historic fifty-seven second flight, their sister Katharine is back home in Dayton, Ohio, running the bicycle shop, teaching Latin, and looking after the family. A Latin teacher and suffragette, Katharine is fiercely independent, intellectual, and the only Wright...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC FLOTise, Larry E.
Summary: Despite their great achievements following their first powered flights in 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright still enjoyed virtual anonymity until 1908. In seven crucial days in May of that year, however, the eyes of the world were suddenly cast upon them as they sought lucrative government contracts for their flying technology and then had to prove the capabilities of their machines.In these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.13 TISBalliett, Blue
Summary: In the midst of a series of unexplained accidents and mysterious coincidences, sixth-graders Calder, Petra, and Tommy lead their classmates in an attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Robie House from being demolished.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD BALCrouch, Tom D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 629.13 CROGoldstone, Lawrence
Summary: "The feud between this nation's great air pioneers, the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss, was a collision of unyielding and profoundly American personalities. On one side, a pair of tenacious siblings who together had solved the centuries-old riddle of powered, heavier-than-air flight. On the other, an audacious motorcycle racer whose innovative aircraft became synonymous in the public mind...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 629.13 GOLStorrer, William Allin
Summary: Early on, Frank Lloyd Wright knew he would be an architect. His overriding goal was to create a Democratic American Architecture. But first he had to create an American Architecture. Born in Bear Valley, Wisconsin, raised in nearby Richland Center, he spent time in Massachusetts before settling in central Wisconsin. His architectural career began in Chicago, ended in Arizona. He created Prairie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WineWright Media 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720.92 STOWright, Frank Lloyd
Contents: Frank Lloyd Wright and the evolution of the living city / David G. De Long -- Buildings for communal work / Jack Quinan -- Buildings for commerce / Jack Quinan -- Buildings for worship / Richard Joncas -- Buildings for learning / Richard Joncas -- Buildings for the arts / Richard Joncas --Buildings for recreation / J. Michael Desmond -- Buildings for the community / Jack Quinan -- Buildings for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vitra Design Museum 1998
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 720.92 WRIWright, Wilbur
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 1996