The Wright Brothers: Inventors and Aviators

The Wright Brothers: Inventors and Aviators
ISBN-10
1567663699
ISBN-13
9781567663693
Series
The Wright Brothers
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
32
Language
English
Published
2003-01-01
Publisher
Childs World Incorporated
Authors
Marc Davis, Andrew Santella

Description

Briefly describes the life and accomplishments of Orville and Wilbur Wright, aviation pioneers.

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