The Flying Man: Otto Lilienthal, the World’s First Pilot
Mike Downs
After years of experimenting, in 1891 Lilienthal took his first airborne ride in a glider he had constructed. Back matter describes his trial-and-error path to flight.
Book details
- Format
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Astra Publishing House
- Published
- December 6, 2022
- Pages
- 32
- ISBN-13
- 9781635925500
- Language
- English
Reading lists that include this book
- 2023Nine to Twelve
Sources
- The Best Children's Books of the Year [2023 edition]Source for: Description
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