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Wood, Wire, Wings: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane
By LARSON, Kirsten W.
- ISBN
- 9781629799384
- Publisher
- Boyds Mills Calkins Creek
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Reviewed on February 1, 2020 | Elementary
Gr 2–4—While the Wright brothers are known for inventing the first airplane, another inventor wanted to make the design of the airplane more practical. Emma Lilian Todd, sparked by curiosity to tinker, engineer, and invent even as a child, worked to build her own airplane. The illustrations give life to this narrative nonfiction account of Todd's upbringing and her thirst for solving problems through prototyping. Each gear and each part...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
