We Were There at the First Airplane Flight

On a blustery afternoon in 1902, Jimmy and Clara Blair observe a strange kite in the North Carolina sky over Kitty Hawk Peninsula. They soon meet the kite's flyers, a pair of bicycle mechanics from Ohio named Orville and Wilbur Wright, and assist the inventors in realizing their dream of human flight.
The We Were There series brings history to life for young readers with engaging, action-packed entertainment. These illustrated tales combine fictional and real-life characters in settings of landmark events from the past. All of the books are reviewed for accuracy and approved by expert historical consultants.

Author Felix Sutton was a newspaper reporter and sports writer who wrote several adventure stories of the Old West and American history. In the early 1930s he barnstormed the South with air show troupes.Illustrator Laszlo Matulay emigrated to the United States from Hungary in 1935 to begin his long career as an illustrator for Harper's Bazaar, Esquire, Mademoiselle, and many books.Historical consultant Grover Loening met Wilbur Wright in 1909 when he was a student of aeronautics at Columbia University. Three years later he became the Wright Company's first Chief Engineer.