The Wright Brothers

The Wright Brothers
By Pamela Duncan Edwards Illustrated by Henry Cole
Hyperion Books for Children, 2003
Pages: 30
Reading level: 4-8
Genre: Non-Fiction

This book is a creative way to teach kids about the Wright brothers. The main text is similar to There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, in the sense that it keeps building upon itself. But the details of what is happening is provided by three little mice on each page. The Wright brothers became curious about flying because of a toy they had as children that flew through the air. As they got older, they opened their own bike shop where they designed bikes. They continued to make more planes. They observed how some buzzards were flying, and built the planes wings to match the buzzards. It worked, but they could only fly straight. They built theie own wind tunnel and engine, and finnally invented the first airplane in 1903.

I woulod reccomend this book to young children, especially if they had big imaginations.

I can't see this book causing any problems

I liked this book. The author makes it very interesting and gives the book a beat.

My rating: ***