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The arrival of Orville and Wilbur Wright in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with their “crazy kite” of an airplane inspires five local kids to envision their own flying machines, from sky buses that could carry hundreds of people around the world to an unbelievable machine that could go to the moon! Following each step leading up to Orville Wright’s first history-making, twelve-second flight on December 17, 1903, the children take flights of their own, letting the ocean breeze catch their coattails as they dash across the dunes.This whimsical tale comes to life with charming prose and airy watercolors, accompanied by a pictorial time line. The author’s tribute to the most wonderful flights of all – those of the imagination – lets us soar like the Wright brothers.

这本书以两条线索并进的方式来讲述了莱特兄弟驾驶着“飞行者一号”实现人类梦想的过程。故事的一条线索是几个小朋友以不同的方式幻想着成为世界上第一个飞上蓝天的人，另一条线索是莱特兄弟不断试验飞上蓝天的历程，交叉行进，有趣生动。在全书的结尾，作者还回顾了飞行史上重要的人物和事件，小读者能学到很多知识。