Who Invented the Airplane?: Wright Brothers vs. Whitehead (Stem Smackdown)

by Karen Kenney (Author)

Who Invented the Airplane?: Wright Brothers vs. Whitehead (Stem Smackdown)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Stem Smackdown
Do you know who invented the airplane? Most Americans believe it was Wilbur and Orville Wright. But what if that's not true? What if a German immigrant named Gustave Whitehead beat the Wrights to the punch, flying a plane he designed several years before Wilbur and Orville took their famous flight? You'll hang on every word as the Wright brothers and Whitehead face off to become the first to fly. Read on for a story full of disputes, determination, and more. You'll never view the history of flight in the same way again!
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Who actually invented the airplane? Did Thomas Edison make the first light bulb? Questions like these will have readers devouring this series to find out the answers. Using a mix of archival images and drawings to support the text, these books delve into the controversies surrounding iconic inventors. Earlier developments that led to the final breakthrough are explained, as well as why the question of credit keeps coming up. Each narrative underscores how difficult it was to achieve the successful designs of items that most people currently take for granted. A useful time line is located in the back matter of each book. VERDICT Readers who enjoy head-to-head and other matchup-style books will find this set intriguing. A good choice to increase interest in STEM topics or for reports on inventions/inventors.School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

— "Journal" (4/1/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781541512061
Lexile Measure
860
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Lerner Classroom
Publication date
January 01, 2018
Series
Stem Smackdown
BISAC categories
JNF007090 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
JNF051190 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | History of Science
JNF061010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Inventions
JNF057010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Aviation
Library of Congress categories
History
Wright, Orville
Wright, Wilbur
Aeronautics
Whitehead, Gustave

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