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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2009
Gr 2-5 In 1907, a 14-year-old boy named Cromwell Dixon took to the sky in a flying bicycle that he designed and built with the help of his mother. Nez re-creates his amazing feat in this lively account filled with informative and fascinating images. Despite disappointment (an early prototype caught fire) and mistakes (a too-heavy vehicle), the teen per...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
This picture book tells the true story of fourteen-year-old Cromwell Dixon's invention of a flying bicycle in 1907. The story takes re...Log In or Sign Up to Read More