Airborne: A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright

by Mary Collins

This is the inspiring photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright, whose determination and curiosity led them to create the first working airplane. The newest edition adds common core-aligned critical thinking activities for even further learning in the classroom or at home.  Packed with intriguing photos of Wilbur and Orville Wright, their family, and their many experiments, this photobiography reveals the personalities and lives of these extraordinary young men who resolved those problems of flight that stumped the experts and built the first airplane that really could fly!

Genres: Biography, Science, Childrens

64 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2003

Reviews

[Emilee B. · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a good book. I know a lot about the Wright brothers but I am always open to learn more. This book gives so many details on why the Wright brothers plane could fly, and their competition. I love learning on this subject and would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good nonfiction book.

[Ada Selçuk · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was good with information and told people about the lives of the Wright brothers. Non-fiction is not really my thing but this was still good.

[Lindsey Johnson]

Airborne is about two people Wilbur and Orville Wright trying to be able to fly. I like the pictures in this book because they are photography photos. It is neat to learn about how they were the first to fly machines. Wilbur was the first to fly a glider and was able to control the turn. I also like how they have drawings letting us know what the wing formation needs to be when they were making one of their machines. I like how it says in the book “they set out to fly and they flew.”