Wilbur Wright meets Lady Liberty /
Burleigh, Robert,
Wilbur Wright meets Lady Liberty / Robert Burleigh ; illustrations by Wendell Minor. - First edition. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
"Christy Ottaviano Books."
Includes bibliographical references.
"Two American icons meet in this nonfiction picture book that tells the dramatic true tale of Wilbur Wright's flight circling the Statue of Liberty"-- On September 29th, 1909, Wilbur Wright performed his first public flight for a crowd of disbelievers in the New York Harbor, home to the Statue of Liberty. With courage and caution, he put his airplane to the test and flew around the iconic landmark while the crowd observed, breathless. Burleigh provides a minute-to-minute account of Wright's voyage over New York City. -- adapted from jacket
Ages 5-9 Henry Holt Books for Young Readers. Grades 2-3 Henry Holt Books for Young Readers.
9781627793681 1627793682
2020020578
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 --Travel--New York (State)--New York--Juvenile literature.
Statue of Liberty National Monument (Agency : U.S.)
Aeronautics--Flights--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
New York (N.Y.)--History.
Biographies.
Wilbur Wright meets Lady Liberty / Robert Burleigh ; illustrations by Wendell Minor. - First edition. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
"Christy Ottaviano Books."
Includes bibliographical references.
"Two American icons meet in this nonfiction picture book that tells the dramatic true tale of Wilbur Wright's flight circling the Statue of Liberty"-- On September 29th, 1909, Wilbur Wright performed his first public flight for a crowd of disbelievers in the New York Harbor, home to the Statue of Liberty. With courage and caution, he put his airplane to the test and flew around the iconic landmark while the crowd observed, breathless. Burleigh provides a minute-to-minute account of Wright's voyage over New York City. -- adapted from jacket
Ages 5-9 Henry Holt Books for Young Readers. Grades 2-3 Henry Holt Books for Young Readers.
9781627793681 1627793682
2020020578
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 --Travel--New York (State)--New York--Juvenile literature.
Statue of Liberty National Monument (Agency : U.S.)
Aeronautics--Flights--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
New York (N.Y.)--History.
Biographies.