WOOD, WIRE, WINGS : Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane
Written by Kirsten W. Larson
Release Date : February 25, 2020
Publisher : Calkins Creek
ISBN : 1629799386
Ages : 7 - 10 years
Order at Indiebound | Your local bookstore | Amazon
BUY IT IN TAIWAN (台灣書店） : 三民書局 | 誠品｜博客來
CBC/NSTA Best STEM Book for K-12
CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Book (2021)
A MightY Girl Best Book for Elementary Students (2020)
2021 Bank Street College Best Book for Ages 5 to 9
This riveting nonfiction picture book biography explores both the failures and successes of self-taught engineer Emma Lilian Todd as she tackles one of the greatest challenges of the early 1900s: designing an airplane.
“ Energetic, thoughtful text punctuated by Todd's own words and Subisak's inventive, warmly outlined full-color illustrations follow her life from a childhood interest in the way things work through her subsequent work at the U.S. Patent Office to her many trials and errors in creating prototypes and eventually a working plane.” Kirkus Review
“The illustrations give life to this narrative nonfiction account of Todd’s upbringing and her thirst for solving problems through prototyping. Each gear and each part used in her childhood mechanical creations is drawn with noticeable detail. Movement is depicted through wispy clouds and bold strokes in the sky when the story focuses on Todd’s fascination with flight. Vivid colors add a warm, rich tone to match the extraordinary effort and care that Todd put into inventing.” School Library Journal
EDUCATORS
Download the free WOOD, WIRE, WINGS educator’s guide (by Marcie Colleen) here.