The Fabulous Flying Machines of Alberto Santos-Dumont
by Victoria Griffith and Eva Montanari
In 1903 when Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont predicted the eventual popularity of... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2011
Word Count 1,551
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 144388, 0.5 AR Points
- Subject Headings
- Aeronautical engineers--Brazil--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Aeronautical engineers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
- Airplanes
- Airplanes--History--Juvenile literature
- Santos-Dumont, Alberto
- Brazil
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Aviation
- Santos-Dumont, Alberto, 1873-1932--Juvenile literature
- Aeronautics--History--Juvenile literature
- Airships
- Airships--History--Juvenile literature
- History
- Aeronautics
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Lists With This Book
- Physical Science, K-5
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