The Flying Man
Otto Lilienthal, the World's First Pilot
$39.59
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
6 February 2023
Summary
In 1862, balloons were the only way to reach the sky. But 14-year-old Otto Lilienthal didn’t want to fly in balloons. He wanted to soar like a bird. Scientists, teachers, and news reporters everywhere said flying was impossible. Otto and his brother Gustav desperately wanted to prove them wrong, so they made their own wings and tried to take flight. The brothers quickly crashed, but this was just the beginning for Otto, who would spend the next 30 years of his life sketching, re-sketching, an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781635925500 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1635925509 |
| Author: | Mike Downs |
| Publisher: | Astra Publishing House |
| Imprint: | Astra Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 6 February 2023 |
| Weight: | 404g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 279mm |
| Audience Age: | 7-10 |
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Critics Review
Bank Street Best Book of the Year
“A soaring tribute to a pioneering German aviator who had a dream and the perseverance to achieve it… The author chronicles years of determined research, observation, trial and error, and crashes as Otto and younger brother Gustav work hard at attaining their goal despite skepticism from those around them.” —Kirkus Reviews
★ “Readers will marvel at Lilienthal’s perseverance of his dream over the span of his life and the research he did into the flight of birds as it related to his designs…. [and] will enjoy learning about a not very well-known designer and inventor of flying machines, making this book a missing link in collections about aviation and flight.” —School Library Journal, starred review
Mike Downs
Mike Downs is the author of more than 30 books for children, including the books You See a Circus, I See… and You See a Zoo, I See…. He is a lifelong pilot who has flown hang gliders, jet fighters, airliners, and more. He is a graduate of the USAF Academy, with a Master’s Degree in Aviation Science.
David Hohn is the illustrator of several books, including Just Like Beverly: A Biography of Beverly Cleary, which garnered starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Booklist.
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