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Dreams Really Do Come True: the History of Flight (PDF) F o c u s o n H i s t o r y Dreams Really Do Come True The History of Flight by Angela Leeper ong before space, air was the inventors, such as Samuel Langley, them achieve the first manned, final frontier. This year marks had already built and were experi- controlled airplane flight. Lthe one hundredth anniversary menting with their own airplanes. The dream of flight did not end of the Wright brothers’ first airplane But unlike Langley, who had on December 17, 1903, but rather flight, on December 17 supporters, these two unknown went in different directions, as new on the sand dunes of Kitty dreamers imagined com- Hawk, North Carolina. mercial travel by airplane, This anniversary, however, breaking the sound barrier, is only one event in and walking on the moon. flight’s longer history. Some fliers, such as Amelia Flight started with a dream that has been centuries in the making. Perhaps the most famous vision is the Greek myth of Icarus, a boy who meets One of the many ways with tragedy when he flies humans have been able to too close to the sun on fly—in a hot-air balloon. wings made of wax. The From The Amazing Air dream of flight continued Balloon, written by Jean Van in the Renaissance, when Leeuwen and illustrated by dreamers (aka inventors) Marco Ventura. such as Leonardo da Vinci designed spectacular flying machines. The Wright brothers are often credited with the first flight, but it was another pair of brothers— the Montgolfiers in France Earhart, Jacqueline —who first made the Cochran, and Bessie dream of flying a reality. Coleman, broke gender Their discovery that hot barriers. Coleman, the first air rises led to the first African American woman hot-air balloon flight, in 1783. to fly an airplane, tran- What the dream was still missing, bicycle shop owners, working all on scended racial barriers as well. though, was control. their own, realized how their Besides presenting an opportu- Again, the Wright brothers are predecessors had failed with their nity to celebrate a milestone in often mistakenly credited with flight attempts. The Wrights’ flight, the centennial of the Wright inventing the airplane. Other determination and ingenuity helped brothers’ accomplishment gives 6 B o o k L i n k s S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 3 students a chance to celebrate how Rinard, Judith E. The Story of Flight. O’Brien, Patrick. The Hindenburg. dreams shape the world. The books 2002. 64p. Firefly, $16.95 2000. 40p. Holt, $17 (0-8050- below will provide insight into the (1-55297-642-4); paper, $8.95 6415-X). achievement of human flight. (1-55297-694-7). Gr. 3–6. Combining the history Gr. 4–7. Published in conjunc- of airships with Count Zeppelin and General Aviation History tion with the Smithsonian National Hugo Eckener’s personal interest in Air and Space Museum, this highly their development, O’Brien re- Hunter, Ryan Ann. Take Off! Illus. visual book begins with ballooning counts the glory days of this form of by Edward Miller. 2000. 32p. and ends with an imagined flight to air travel and its abrupt end with Holiday, $15.95 (0-8234-1466-3). Mars. This title is a good starting the Hindenburg disaster. The text Preschool–Gr. 2. A simple point for a study of flight. and watercolor-and-gouache illustra- introduction to flight history, Take tions, which resemble snapshots Off! also describes the type of work Zaunders, Bo. Feathers, Flaps, and from the time period, work together airplanes do, airplane navigation in Flops: Fabulous Early Fliers. Illus. by to create a mythical aura and feeling the cockpit and control tower, Roxie Munro. 2001. 48p. Dutton, of impending doom. famous airplanes, and aviation of the $17.99 (0-525-46466-2). future. The real appeal of the book Gr. 3–5. After a playful, brief Seymour, Tres. Our Neighbor Is a lies in the bright, geometric illustra- introduction to the history of flight, Strange, Strange Man. Illus. by tions that show an array of airplanes Zaunders delivers seven witty Walter Lyon Krudop. 1999. 32p. and jets from many time periods. profiles of significant early aviators, Orchard, $15.95 (0-531-30107-9). Also see Hunter’s Into the Air: An including the Montgolfier brothers, K–Gr. 3. Melville Murrell built Illustrated Timeline of Flight (Na- Bessie Coleman, and Beryl the first human-powered airplane in tional Geographic, 2003). Markham. Also see Harvey Weiss’ 1876 in rural Tennessee, and this Strange and Wonderful Aircraft picture book uses few words and O’Brien, Patrick. Fantastic Flights: (Houghton, 1995). oversize gouache paintings to tell his One Hundred Years of Flying on the story through the eyes of a young Edge. 2003. 40p. Walker, $17.95 Early Inventors and Fliers neighbor boy. (0-8027-8880-7). Gr. 2–6. From the Wright Bellville, Cheryl Walsh. Flying in a Stanley, Diane. Leonardo da Vinci. brothers’ first flight to the advent of Hot Air Balloon. 1993. 48p. 1996. 48p. HarperCollins, $16.95 the space shuttle, important events Carolrhoda, $22.60 (0-87614- (0-688-10437-1); HarperTrophy, in the history of aviation are spot- 750-3). paper, $6.95 (0-688-16155-3). lighted on double-page spreads that Gr. 3–5. In addition to offering a Gr. 3–7. This noteworthy feature O’Brien’s engaging text and brief history of the Montgolfiers’ picture-book biography chronicles detailed watercolor and gouache invention, Bellville narrates her the life of Leonardo da Vinci as both paintings. Pair this with Aviation participation as a passenger in a hot- artist and inventor. Stanley remarks Legends Paper Airplane Book by Ken air balloon rally in Minnesota and upon his unsuccessful attempts at Blackburn and Jeff Lammers (Work- then as a member of a balloon chase flying, and speculates that if da man, 2001), which contains models crew. Color photographs present Vinci had dedicated more time to of a dozen historically important spectacular views from a balloonist’s his flying theories, he might have planes to cut out and create. perspective in this title from the been the first person to fly. Pair this Photo Books series. with another detailed picture-book Pallotta, Jerry, and Fred Stillwell. The biography of da Vinci, Robert Airplane Alphabet Book. Illus. by Rob Curlee, Lynn. Ships of the Air. 1996. Byrd’s Leonardo: Beautiful Dreamer Bolster. 1997. 32p. Charlesbridge, 32p. Houghton, $14.95 (0-395- (Dutton, 2003). $16.95 (0-88106-907-8); paper, 69338-1). $6.95 (0-88106-906-X). Gr. 3–6. This history of air- Van Leeuwen, Jean. The Amazing Gr. 1–4. Employing Pallotta’s ships—from the Montgolfiers’ first Air Balloon. Illus. by Marco signature format, this alphabet book flight in 1783 to the Hindenburg Ventura. 2003. 32p. Penguin identifies early airplanes and aviators disaster—explains the science of Putnam/Phyllis Fogelman, $16.99 and their claims to fame. It also hot-air balloons and dirigibles. (0-8037-2258-3). singles out innovative designs in Curlee intrigues readers with actual Gr. 1–4. Periodlike oil paintings early aviation, including flaps, flight airship adventures, such as a flight illustrate this fictionalized account instruments, and refueling in the to the North Pole, and his crisp of the first manned hot-air balloon air. acrylic illustrations are striking. ascent in America, in 1784. As 13- B o o k L i n k s S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 3 7 year-old Edward Warren makes the Busby, Peter. First to Fly: How sand dunes of Kitty Hawk in 1903, first ascent in Baltimore, he realizes Wilbur and Orville Wright Invented who dream of a two-person flight, a the possibilities life holds for him. the Airplane. Illus. by David Craig. flying bus, transatlantic journeys, Endpapers carry reproductions of 2002. 32p. Crown, $19.95 (0-375- and moon walks as they watch the newspaper accounts on which this 81287-3). Wright brothers experiment with narration is based. Gr. 4–6. Archival photographs kites, gliders, and engines. A time and eye-catching oil paintings line of aviation milestones concludes Wallner, Alexandra. The First Air illustrate the Wright brothers’ the book. Voyage in the United States: The Story flight experiments and first of Jean-Pierre Blanchard. 1996. 32p. manned flight. Notable features Edwards, Pamela Duncan. The Holiday, $15.95 (0-8234-1224-5). include explanations of how the Wright Brothers. Illus. by Henry K–Gr. 3. Written as a first- Wrights’ wind tunnel, kites, and Cole. 2003. 40p. Hyperion, $15.99 person narrative by Blanchard, who airplane functioned; a diagram of (0-7868-1951-0). flew a hot-air balloon from their Flyer; and information on Gr. 1–3. Cumulative text à la Philadelphia to Woodbury, New their patent process and influence “The House That Jack Built” Jersey, in 1793, this account of the on aviation today. provides the highlights of the aeronaut’s trials, his numerous Wright brothers’ aviation careers and European balloon flights, and his Carson, Mary Kay. The Wright shows how they were inspired by record-setting American flight Brothers for Kids: How They Invented the movements of birds. Through- reveals his intense enthusiasm for the Airplane: 21 Activities Exploring out the story, a troupe of mice offers ballooning. the Science and History of Flight. comic relief and historical and 2003. 160p. Chicago Review, scientific detail. The endpapers The Wright Brothers $14.95 (1-55652-477-3). sport a time line of the Wrights’ Gr. 4–8. In addition to informa- accomplishments and other aviation Borden, Louise, and Trish Marx.
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