Into the Air: The Story of the Wright Brothers' First Flight - Hardcover

Burleigh, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152024921 ISBN 13: 9780152024925

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002

Synopsis

Despite the comments and jokes they hear from those around them, the young Wright brothers continue to work on their plans and make their dreams of flying a reality for all to see. A Graphic Novel. Simultaneous.

About this title

About the Author

ROBERT BURLEIGH has written a number of children's books, including the award-winning Hoops and Lookin' for Bird in the Big City. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

BILL WYLIE has illustrated many comic books, including the Secret Defenders series, as well as single issues of the Nomad, the Nightstalkers, and the Namor series, all published by Marvel Comics. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

Grade 5-8-Although somewhat spare on detail and often jokey in thought bubbles and asides ("I don't know if he'll fly like a bird, but he sure has the brains of one!"), there is fascinating material here. In classic comic-book style, skewed panels-acute close-ups alternating with extreme long shots, cameo insets on top of panoramas-illuminate the story of the dogged twosome who progressed from simple, wooden fixed-wing flight, susceptible to the vagaries of the takeoff field, the wind, and the shifting weight of its prone pilot, to a fully mechanized machine, capable of extended and controlled flight. The high-interest format and high-interest story result in a winning combination. Although this book is long on fictionalizing conversations and thoughts, it's fine as an introduction for reluctant readers or as a secondary resource.
Dona Ratterree, New York City Public Schools
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Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0152024921
• ISBN 13: 9780152024925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Wylie Bill
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48