We Were There at the First Airplane Flight
โ Scribed by Felix Sutton
- Book ID
- 111135377
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 6 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780486782546
- ASIN
- B00I17XWPY
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โฆ Synopsis
On a blustery afternoon in 1902, Jimmy and Clara Blair observe a strange kite in the North Carolina sky over Kitty Hawk Peninsula. They soon meet the kite's flyers, a pair of bicycle mechanics from Ohio named Orville and Wilbur Wright, and assist the inventors in realizing their dream of human flight.
The We Were There series brings history to life for young readers with engaging, action-packed entertainment. These illustrated tales combine fictional and real-life characters in settings of landmark events from the past. All of the books are reviewed for accuracy and approved by expert historical consultants.
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