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One Fine Day
A Radio Play
By Steenwyk, Elizabeth Van & Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth & Farnsworth, Bill
- ISBN
- 978-0-80285-234-2
- Publisher
- Grand Rapids, Mich : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, c2003.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2003
Gr 4-7 Through introductory narration and clear, no-nonsense dialogue, Van Steenwyk tells the story of the fears, hopes, and dreams of Orville and Wilbur Wright on that fateful day in Kitty Hawk in December of 1903. Written as a radio play with suggested sound effects and accompanied by stunning half- to full-page oil paintings, it is a painless history lesson told from the Wright brothers' point of view. The text, based on reminiscences of the brothers' grand nephew, is informative yet concise, if at times a bit stilted. Readers le...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
