Jenny: The Airplane That Taught America to Fly

by David Weitzman

The Curtiss Jenny was the Model T of airplanes: it was the first aircraft to be mass produced, and the one in which nearly every famous early aviator - from Charles Lindbergh to Amelia Earhart - learned to fly. This stunning nonfiction picture bok portrays the building of a Jenny from wood, wire, and cloth, bringing to life the science and art of the early days of flight.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761315470
• ISBN13: 9780761315476
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

An early pilot explains the experience of flying the Jenny

Kids in grades 3-5 will find Jenny: The Airplane That Taught America To Fly to be an easily accessible picturebook story of the 'Jenny' - the first airplane to be mass produced. An early pilot explains the experience of flying the Jenny and the challenges which existed in bringing the plane into mainstream American life, in this involving story.