Can You Fly High, Wright Brothers? (Scholastic Science Supergiants)

Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger

Scholastic, 2007 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 48 pages

A fun, informative introduction to the Wright Brothers and the beginning of flight.

This combination of science, biography, and history tells the story of the Wright Brothers from their boyhoods in turn-of-the-century Ohio, to their first successful flight in Kitty Hawk, N.C., to their worldwide fame and renown. The innovative question-and-answer narrative is augmented by a mix of photographs and illustrations.

About the author

Brandon Dorman lives in the desert of Washington state with his wife and their five super-fun kids. He's illustrated twenty-five picture books, as well as covers for over 500 books. He loves games and sunflower seeds and wishes he had a real-life lightsaber. You can see more of his work at brandondorman.com.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Can You Fly High, Wright Brothers? (Scholastic Science Supergiants); Volume 1 of Scholastic science super giants
• Authors: Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger
• Illustrated by: Brandon Dorman
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Scholastic, 2007
• ISBN: 0439833787, 9780439833783
• Length: 48 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science; Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / Inventions; Juvenile Nonfiction / Transportation / Aviation