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    14 Fun Facts About the Wright Brothers: A 15-Minute Book
    14 Fun Facts About the Wright Brothers: A 15-Minute Book
    14 Fun Facts About the Wright Brothers: A 15-Minute Book
    Ebook34 pages9 minutes

    14 Fun Facts About the Wright Brothers: A 15-Minute Book

    By Caitlind L. Alexander

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    Many of you have heard of Wilbur and Orville Wright. You know about their owning a bicycle shop. You know about them building and flying the first airplane. But here are some fun facts you may not know.
    Do you know:
    Who made the attempt at the first flight and what happened?
    Was the first flight at Kitty Hawk?
    Did Wilbur graduate from high school?
    Who taught Wilbur and Orville about inventing?
    And much more.

    Find out the answers to these questions and more and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.
    Ages 8 and up.
    Reading Level: 6.0
    All measurements in American and metric.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateApr 8, 2016
    ISBN9781310678295
    14 Fun Facts About the Wright Brothers: A 15-Minute Book
    Author

    Caitlind L. Alexander

    Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.

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