Science comics how the Wright brothers soared Flying machines :
"In an era of dirigibles and hot air balloons, the Wright brothers were among the first innovators of heavier-than-air flight. But in the hotly competitive international race toward flight, Orville and Wilbur were up against a lot more than bad weather. Mechanical failures, lack of information, and...
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| Format: | Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
First Second,
2017.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Science comics (First Second (Firm))
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| Summary: | "In an era of dirigibles and hot air balloons, the Wright brothers were among the first innovators of heavier-than-air flight. But in the hotly competitive international race toward flight, Orville and Wilbur were up against a lot more than bad weather. Mechanical failures, lack of information, and even other aviators complicated the Wright brothers' journey. But thanks to their carefully recorded experiments and a healthy dash of bravery, the Wright brothers' flying machines took off"-- |
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| Item Description: | Book design by John Green ; edited by Casey Gonzalez. |
| Physical Description: | 113 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Awards: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781626721401 1626721408 9781626721395 1626721394 9781536411010 1536411019 |
| Author Notes: | Benjamin A. Wilgus is a Brooklyn-based bestselling writer, editor, and cartoonist who's been working in comics for over a decade. He is the author of the SF graphic novel duology Chronin (Tor Books), which NPR called "timeless in more ways than one," and Book Riot called "magical," and which has garnered a host of glowing reviews. His middle grade graphic novel Science Comics: Flying Machines (with artist Molly Brooks) was named one of the National Science Teachers Association's Best STEM Books for 2018. He is also the writer of the YA graphic novel The Mars Challenge (with artist Wyeth Yates). Benjamin's New York Times bestselling work has been published by DC Comics, Dark Horse, Del Rey, and Scholastic, and he served as a script and story writer for Cartoon Network's "Codename: Kids Next Door." In his spare time, he co-hosts a podcast about comics publishing called "Graphic Novel TK" with Gina Gagliano. |
