First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers (I Can Read Book 4 Series)

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Up, up, and away!

When Tom Tate hears that Wilbur and Orville Wright are building a flying machine, he can't wait to try it. Tom's dad thinks it's dangerous. Some people think the Wrights are crazy. Can Tom help the brothers get their dream off the ground?

A twelve-year-old boy named Tom Tate meets Orville and Wilbur Wright and witnesses the invention of the airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.

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Up, up, and away!

When Tom Tate hears that Wilbur and Orville Wright are building a flying machine, he can't wait to try it. Tom's dad thinks it's dangerous. Some people think the Wrights are crazy. Can Tom help the brothers get their dream off the ground?

A twelve-year-old boy named Tom Tate meets Orville and Wilbur Wright and witnesses the invention of the airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.

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One hundred years ago, the Wright Brothers made a successful controlled flight at Kitty Hawk, NC. It didn't happen overnight and it didn't happen without mishaps and lots of hard work. Orville and Wilbur had built a flying machine-a glider-and young Tom Tate wanted to fly. He got his chance. His father and uncle were helping the Wright brothers. It was 1900 and the brothers were trying to perfect their flying machine. They came back the next year, but still had problems. In 1912 they were back again and this time they knew they wanted their machine to be powered by an engine so that they could control the flight. Then in 1903, they succeeded, and Tom was witness to it all. The author's note at the end is a very nice touch. 2003, HarperCollins, Ages 4 to 8.
— Marilyn Courtot
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None of the tall tales that young Tom Tate was known to tell could possibly compare with the amazing events he witnessed, and in which he later was a participant. Here is the tale of the creation of the first airplane told from the point of view of the first boy (and only the second person) to fly with those maverick inventors, the Brothers Wright, at Kitty Hawk. A kid-friendly format and the light touch of the illustrator enhance the story.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780064442152
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication date: 9/28/1997
  • Edition description: Reissue
  • Pages: 48
  • Sales rank: 131,835
  • Age range: 8 - 11 Years
  • Lexile: 460L (what's this?)
  • Series: I Can Read Book 4 Series
  • Product dimensions: 5.54 (w) x 8.54 (h) x 0.14 (d)

Meet the Author

George Shea’s careful research for this book included interviews with Tom Tate’s son. Mr. Shea is the author of Amazing Rescues and lives in Los Angeles.

Don Bolognese has illustrated many notable children’s books, including the I Can Read books Wagon Wheels by Barbara Brenner and Buffalo Bill and The Pony Express by Eleanor Coerr. He divides his time between Vermont and New York City.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 28, 2002

    Somewhat accurate.. Great story

    As a decendant of Tom Tate, there is one fact you should know. Tom was not the second person to fly the glider. When Orville and Wilber wanted to try a manned flight, they selected Tom, cousin of my mothers cousin William Tate, as the choice because he was light enough for their early glider experaments, but had enough "mass" to simulate the effects that a human would have on their airframe. Tom was not only the first boy to fly a non balloned powered flight, he was the first person. Orville was the second to take flight in the glider after. Great book!

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