{"product_id":"the-wright-brothers-nose-diving-into-history-paperback","title":"The Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving Into History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eErik Slader\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTim Foley\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious nonfiction look at two of history's most epic failures: the Wright brothers, whose countless crashes ultimately led to groundbreaking success.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough Orville and Wilbur Wright are celebrated today as heroes for their revolutionary contributions to science and engineering--they are acknowledged as the first men to successfully achieve powered, piloted flight--their success was hard-earned. (Spoiler alert: there were a lot of nosedives involved.) In fact, it took the self-taught engineers years of work and dozens of crashes before they managed a single twelve-second flight! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this first installment of the brand new Epic Fails series, Ben Thompson and Erik Slader take readers through the Wright brothers' many mishaps and misadventures as they paved the way for modern aviation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Epic Fails series takes a humorous and unexpected view of history, exploring the surprising stories behind a variety of groundbreaking discoveries, voyages, experiments, and innovations, illustrating how many of mankind's biggest successes are in fact the result of some pretty epic failures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis title has Common Core connections.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a dozen books on various awesome historical subjects including the \u003ci\u003eGuts \u0026amp; Glory\u003c\/i\u003e series, and has appeared on television programs for the History Channel, Discovery, and the American Heroes Channel. He has written for \u003ci\u003eCracked, Fangoria, Soldier of Fortune, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe American Mustache Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, currently owns four swords (if you count a letter opener shaped like Glamdring the Foe-Hammer), and can occasionally beat the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e arcade game with a single quarter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eErik Slader \u003c\/b\u003eis the creator of \"Epik Fails of History\" a blog (and podcast) about the most epic fails... of history. With Ben Thompson, Erik is the coauthor of the Epic Fails book series, including \u003ci\u003eThe Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving Into History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRace to Space: Countdown to Liftoff\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving Into History\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52668872196403,"sku":"9781250150561","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bGllVjByaUtsZzgyUVovTHBKbWNNQT09.webp?v=1762811536","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-wright-brothers-nose-diving-into-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}