You Wouldn’t Want to Be on the First Flying Machine! (You Wouldn't Want to…: American History)

You Wouldn't Want to Be ...

by Ian Graham, David Antram (Illustrator)

Meet the Wright Brothers. Orville and Wilbur Wright are only bicycle mechanics in Dayton, Ohio, but they have a dream. They plan to fly-not in a balloon or a glider, but in an airplane made of wood and cloth, powered by its own engine. Most people don't believe this is possible; do you?

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Childrens, American History

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

After working as an in-house journalist and editor in consumer electronics magazines, Ian Graham became a freelance writer. He has written more than 230 illustrated non-fiction books for children and teens, and contributed chapters to books including Dorling Kindersley’s Know it All and Big Ideas that Changed the World. He has a degree in applied physics and a postgraduate diploma in journalism.

Reviews

[Ehsan Mohammadzadeh · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was my first time reading about flight history detailed and it was a delightful experience.

[Joanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first "You Wouldn't Want..." books that I've read, and I love the whole package: the goofy illustrations, the pages full of information and explanations and tidbits, and the easy narrative for historic events. I am familiar with the Wright Brothers' flight, but only so much as I know they made it. I learned quite a bit from this book about the details of their work and triumph, as well as how flight works. I plan to check out the rest of this series of books from the library to see what else I can learn, since these are entertaining, short, and informative ways to do so!

[Esther May · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun book about the Wright Brothers and their quest to make a machine fly. It contains some experiments and side explanations about how flight works.

[Henning Klank · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent.

[Kelly Carey · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Wright brothers tried and tried over and over again to create a flying machine. It is amazing how far we have come in such a small amount of time.