The Wright Brothers Author:Ginger Wadsworth True or False: The first airplane flight lasted only twelve seconds! — True! It happened on December December 17, 1903 and is credited to Orville and Wilbur Wright. — The first flying machine they ever worked on as boys was a small wooden toy propelled by a rubber band. From that point on, they were hooked. — They were so close they lived together,... more » worked together, invented together, and even shared a bank account.
They hoped that one day their planes would be used to help the army to watch for enemies.« less
My daughter loves biographies, this is an excellent one of the Wright brothers, note this has the History Maker Bios brand in the upper right corner of the cover.