My Brothers' Flying Machine

AUTHOR:  Jane Yolen ILLUSTRATOR: Jim Burke

PUBLISHER: Little, Brown Books    PUBLICATION DATE: 2003

GENRE: Historical Fiction         
READING LEVEL: Ages 8+ 

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Katharine is the younger sister of the Wright brothers. She tells the story of her brothers and their plight for flight.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: (M4GM.2): Students will adapt a musical instrument, such as a drum, to create a piece about the Wright brothers’ first flight. This will be done individually.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Shelby Varchmin, VSU Student

Planes Fly!

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: George Ella Lyon/ Mick Wiggins

PUBLISHER:  Atheneum Books for Young Readers

PUBLICATION DATE:  July 23, 2013

GENRE:  Poetry: 1 Theme     READING LEVEL:  8 years of age

BRIEF OVERVIEW:  This is a cute book about everything that planes do.  The book rhymes and has great pictures. 

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY:  You can ask each child if they ever flew on an airplane and if they have, where did they fly.  Then after asking all the children, then you can have them draw an airplane or a picture from the book.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION:  Jocelyn Williams, Valdosta State University

My Brothers' Flying Machine: Wilbur, Orville, and Me

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Jane Yolen and Jim

PUBLISHER: Little Brown Books for Young Readers 
PUBLICATION DATE: 2003

AWARDS: Parents' Choice Gold Award

GENRE:  Biography             READING LEVEL: First-Fourth Grade

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Katherine tells the story of her two older brothers' fascinations with airplanes. The Wright Brothers...

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will create an airplane using a clothes pin and popsicle sticks while learning facts about the Wright brothers.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Kirsti Slaughter, Valdosta State University