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Wee and the Wright Brothers Hardcover – September 1, 2004
Join one indomitable mouse as he
takes off on the ride of his life
Wee is a journalist who will stop at nothing to get his story. Wee is also . . . a mouse. And what better time and place for a mouse than a bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, during the year 1903? Wee could think of no place he'd rather be. Except-just maybe-in the air!
Will Wee get his sky excursion, his big story for the Mouse News? With the Wright brothers around, Wee's sure to be going places. In this charming picture book, fact and (a little) fiction work together to tell a thrilling story about one courageous mouse.
- Reading age5 - 8 years
- Print length40 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelKindergarten - 3
- Dimensions9.28 x 0.37 x 10.34 inches
- PublisherHenry Holt and Co. (BYR)
- Publication dateSeptember 1, 2004
- ISBN-100805071725
- ISBN-13978-0805071726
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Bernadette Pons is the illustrator of numerous books for children, including Mouse Cleaning and The Feathered Crown. She lives with her family in Paris, France.
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- Publisher : Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); First Edition (September 1, 2004)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 40 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0805071725
- ISBN-13 : 978-0805071726
- Reading age : 5 - 8 years
- Grade level : Kindergarten - 3
- Item Weight : 12 ounces
- Dimensions : 9.28 x 0.37 x 10.34 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,710,281 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the author
DAYTON BEER: A HISTORY OF BREWING IN THE MIAMI VALLEY was released in July 2019 by Arcadia Publishing. Look for announcements about my book tour and book events around the Miami Valley.
DAYTON BEER is my 16th book.I was an Ohio newspaper journalist for 34 years, including 21 years as military affairs/aviation writer for the Dayton Daily News. I took early retirement in January 2007 and held some post-retirement positions, including doing marketing and communications at Wright State University for a year and working as communications director for the National Aviation Heritage Alliance from October 2012 to August 2019. I also served on some aviation heritage boards and continue to serve as a volunteer trustee for the United States Air and Trade Show, which produces the Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger.
DAYTON BEER is my first book not closely related to aviation, space or science. I'm exploring topics for my next one.
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2020Cute story and great illustrations.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2017Wonderful book based (loosely) on a mouse that the Wright Brothers encountered. Makes it accessible and fun for kids.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2005The somewhat bland cover hides a beautifully illustrated book about "Wee" --a young mouse who lives with his family in the Wright Brothers' Dayton, Ohio bicycle shop. French illustrator Bernadette Pons' composition, and use of detail, light, and soft, shaded color gives an early Disney-look to her mostly lively pictures. (The beige sand of Kitty Hawk and the Brothers' somewhat plain inventor-wear contrast with the more vivid and 3-dimensional look of the mouse's habitat.)
Writer Timothy Gaffney is an aviation journalist and pilot, as well as a friend of the Wright family. His enthusiasm for his subject shows in the accurate and interesting narrative, which highlights the testing (progressing from kites to gliders to their first plane, "Flyer"), and his detailed description of the Flyer's first day aloft. Wee is a journalist himself, writing stories for his family's "Mouse News." At first, I thought this was an unnecessary subplot, but it provides a Wee a motive for following the Wright brothers to the testing grounds of Kitty Hawk. Wee eventually sneaks on board the Flyer, and he and the reader share the adventure and excitement of the Wright Brothers' feat.
Gaffney includes a brief biography about the brothers (which includes some scientific details about the plane), and two paragraphs about a mouse discovered by the Wrights at their Kitty Hawk encampment. As described in the story, Orville tried setting traps for the "wee" mouse, only to find that it had repeatedly the cornbread bait. (Many years later, the inventor wrote about the inventive mouse.) This is a cleverly written and illustrated book that adds interest and personality to the Wright Brothers' most famous accomplishment.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2008We always buy books as souvenirs from our vacations, and this is one of our favorites. Kids can relate to the little mouse hiding in Orville Wright's pocket on the first flight. They love how he figures out how to steal the cheese without getting caught in the brothers' traps. But it also gives kids a real feeling of how exciting it must have been to be there for the first flight! Plus it's a good introduction of what a reporter does to cover a good story. A very sweet book!
- Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2004Wow! I loved this book - it made me feel like I was right there with the Wright Brothers. Please read this book to your kid or have them read it. ED (7 years old)