Race for the sky : the Kitty Hawk diaries of Johnny Moore /

Ordered to practice his writing skills in the blank book his mother gave him, fourteen-year-old Johnny would rather go fishing near his home on North Carolina's Outer Banks and cannot think of anything important to write until two "dingbatters" from Ohio arrive in 1900 and try to buil...

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Main Author:	Gutman, Dan
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2003]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Wright, Wilbur, > 1867-1912 > Juvenile fiction. Wright, Orville, > 1871-1948 > Juvenile fiction. Wright, Wilbur, > 1867-1912 > Fiction. Wright, Orville, > 1871-1948 > Fiction. Flight > Fiction. Outer Banks (N.C.) > History > 20th century > Fiction. Diaries > Fiction.

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Summary:	Ordered to practice his writing skills in the blank book his mother gave him, fourteen-year-old Johnny would rather go fishing near his home on North Carolina's Outer Banks and cannot think of anything important to write until two "dingbatters" from Ohio arrive in 1900 and try to build a flying machine.
Item Description:	Based on the real-life story of Johnny Moore.
Physical Description:	178 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Awards:	Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, 2004.
ISBN:	0689845545 (hardcover )