First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers
First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers
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First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers

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4 - 8
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48
Page count
580L
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Feb 18, 2003
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Up, Up, and Away!Around Kitty Hawk, young Tom Tate is known for telling tales. But none of his stories can top the claims of Wilbur and Orville Wright, who say they can make a machine fly. Some folks think that Will and Orv are crazy. But Tom believes that one day the brothers will succeed. And maybe they’ll even let him fly!

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culturehistorytransportation20th century1900-1949science and technologyaviationaeronautics

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780064442152
    Publication Date
    February 18, 2003
    Publisher
    HarperCollins
    Page Count
    48
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    95017142
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    38019687
    Lexile® Level
    580L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    2.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    16862
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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