{"product_id":"to-fly-the-story-of-the-wright-brothers","title":"To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers by Wendie C. Old","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrville and Wilbur Wright were a fascinating pair. Not only did they invent, build, and fly the first airplane, they were also idiosyncratic individuals who had a unique relationship, sharing a home, a bank account, and a business throughout their lives. Their story is portrayed here in brief, accessible chapters, beginning with their childhood fascination with flight and love of problem solving, then detailing their early experiments and dangerous trial runs in North Carolina, and ending with their successful flights of 1903. This well-researched and personable biography is illustrated with elegant watercolors by flight enthusiast and noted artist Robert Andrew Parker. Timeline, endnotes, bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Consistent themes inform without undue moralizing. . . . Straightforward text employs simple sentences and familiar language. . . . Impressionistic. . . celebrat[es] the majesty of flight . . .\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Particularly smooth reading, sharply focused...this is no childish picture book. Old's offering claims a Wrightful place.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Starred\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A solid book...smoothly told, with details deftly included. Parker's watercolors...suit the daredevil ricketiness of the Wright Brothers invention.\"-- \u003cstrong\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With a straightforward text, Old's use of detail . . . is easily accessible . . . illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker are splendid.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eRiverbank Review Riverbank Review\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWendie Old\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a storyteller and children's librarian for over 30 years. She is the author of many books for children, including \u003cem\u003eTo Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e. She currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland and can be visited online at wendieold.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Andrew Parker\u003c\/b\u003e is a fine artist and printmaker whose work often appears in publications such as \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. His numerous children's books include \u003ci\u003eTo Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAcross the Blue Pacific: A World War II Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGrandfather Tang's Story\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in West Cornwall, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45835032723642,"sku":"9780618133475","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_4ce44510-378a-4d7e-a591-55c6d7773da9.jpg?v=1778255371","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/to-fly-the-story-of-the-wright-brothers","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}