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Wood, Wire, Wings

By Larson, Kirsten W.

Wood, Wire, Wings Non-fiction

Wood, Wire, Wings

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Description
This riveting nonfiction picture book biography explores both the failures and successes of self-taught engineer Emma Lilian Todd as she tackles one of the greatest challenges of the early 1900s: designing an airplane. Emma Lilian Todd's mind was always soaring--she loved to solve problems. Lilian tinkered and fiddled with all sorts of objects, turning dreams into useful inventions. As a child, she took apart and reassembled clocks to figure out how they worked. As an adult, typing up patents at the U.S. Patent Office, Lilian built the inventions in her mind, including many designs for flying machines. However, they all seemed too impractical. Lilian knew she could design one that worked. She took inspiration from both nature and her many failures, driving herself to perfect the design that would eventually successfully fly. Illustrator Tracy Subisak's art brings to life author Kirsten W. Larson's story of this little-known but important engineer.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
48
Release Date:
2020-02-25
Publication Date:
2020-02-25
Publisher:
Astra Publishing House
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1629799386
ISBN13:
9781629799384
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
7
Maximum Reading Age:
10
Weight:
522 g
Height:
239 cm
Width:
284 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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