Who invented the airplane? : Wright Brothers vs. Whitehead
(2018)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
J/629.13/KENNEY,K
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, [2018]
DESCRIPTION
32 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781512483185, 1512483184
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
The aeronauts -- The Wright Brothers -- Whitehead's airplanes -- The fight for first -- The photo in a photo -- Inventor matchup -- Timeline
Do you know who invented the airplane? Most believe it was the Wright brothers, but what if a German immigrant named Gustave Whitehead beat them to the punch? You'll never view the history of flight in the same way again!
Age 8-12
Grade 4 to 6
860L