The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane
by Russell Freedman
Orville and Wilbur Wright diligently photographed each phase of their experiments... read more
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- Grade
- 3-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 1991
Word Count 20,820
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1160L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 5913, 4 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Aeronautics--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912--Juvenile literature
- Aeronautics--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
- Wright, Orville
- United States
- Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
- Wright, Orville, 1871-1948--Juvenile literature
- Aeronautics
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Inventions
- Wright, Wilbur
- Lists With This Book
- Sample: Bookworms
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
- American Heroes
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Russell Freedman
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Knighton Bliss
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Awards & Distinctions 4
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 1992
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Nonfiction Winner, 1992
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991
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