Wilbur, Orville . . . and Simone

ebook The Seagull Who Helped the Wright Brothers Learn to Fly

By Bill Eckert

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In this heartwarming historical fiction story, after Wilbur saves her life, the permanently injured seagull Simone helps the Wright Brothers learn to fly. You get the expert gull's-eye view of humans achieving what most consider impossible. Step by step, Simone guides Will and Orv from steering a kite through kiting a glider, manned glider flight, and finally, powered flight. The action is real history, and the gull-to-man dialogue is both aeronautically insightful and emotionally sensitive. As Simone says, ?After all, these guys were only human.? You go, gull!

Wilbur, Orville . . . and Simone