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Wee and the Wright Brothers Hardcover – September 1, 2004

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Wilbur and Orville began packing the Flyer into a wooden crate. Wee's little heart skipped a beat. "They're getting ready to go to Kitty Hawk," he told his family. "If only I could go and watch them fly. What a story it would make."

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.
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Grade 1-3–The Wright brothers need little introduction, but Wee, the head of a mouse household, may need a little elucidation. He lives with his wife and children in the Wright brothers' bicycle shop in Dayton, OH, in 1903. He publishes a newspaper for the neighborhood mice, not unlike Orville and Wilbur, who for a time did the same–for people. He is impressed with the brothers' bicycles but is most excited about their flying machines.When they transport the Flyer to Kitty Hawk, he hides inside the crate, watches the men assemble their contraption, and manages to stow away in Orville's coat pocket during the first flight. With Wee as an engaging tag-a-long, children will begin to understand the Wrights' extraordinary feat. Quotes from the Mouse News are sprinkled throughout the narrative, and Wee even reports about the brothers' fastidious haberdashery. Winsome watercolors are an engaging complement to the text, and the mouse's face is filled with personality and expression. An author's note provides more information. This tale makes a good introduction to the inventors for wee ones.–Harriett Fargnoli, Great Neck Library, NY
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PreS-Gr. 2. Wee, a mouse who writes and publishes the Mouse News, lives with his wife and children in the bicycle shop where Wilbur and Orville Wright are working on their dream: the Flyer. When the brothers pack up for Kitty Hawk, Wee stows away in a crate. He swipes cornbread from Orville's mousetraps, observes the building of the Flyer, hitches a ride on its first flight, and writes up his adventures for the Mouse News. Two notes are appended to the story: a good, brief introduction to the Wright brothers and their flying machine and another to an actual Kitty Hawk mouse who proved a master at eluding traps and, Orville recorded later, "defeated every stratagem our ingenuity could devise." Just right for introducing the Wright brothers' 1903 flight to young children, this has a cheerful tone, an intrepid hero, and the ability to convey information without making it ponderous. The watercolor-and-pastel artwork illustrates the story with vitality and distinction, doing justice to both its subject and its audience. Carolyn Phelan
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Product details

  • 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
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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, 2020
    Cute story and great illustrations.
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2017
    Wonderful 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, 2005
    The 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.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2008
    We 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, 2004
    Wow! 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)