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The Fabulous Flying Machines of Alberto Santos-Dumont
By Victoria Griffith
- ISBN
- 978-4640-3381-0 978-1-4640-3380-3 978-1-4197-0011-8
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- Recorded Books
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2012 | Video/DVD
K-Gr 3—Move over Orville and Wilber Wright and meet Alberto Santos-Dumont, the Brazilian inventor living in Paris who should have been dubbed the father of flight. With the help of his watchmaker best friend, Louis Cartier, Alberto was able to wear the first men's wristwatch to perfectly time his aerodynamic feats while being challenged to be the firs...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
"Alberto Santos-Dumont loved floating over Paris in his own personal flying machine": a dirigible he designed. This volume describes the eccentric aeronaut...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
