What a Story! The Airplane: Conquering the Sky

Adventures of Yesterday for Today’s Readers

History is not just what is taught in school classrooms. It is also, and above all, the great story of thrilling, inspiring, unpredictable, sometimes frightening… yet real events. A series of books that tell pieces of history by placing today’s readers right in the middle of them.

The Airplane: Conquering the Sky, with 76 pages illustrated by Fabiano Fiorin, tells the extraordinary feat of brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright, who realized mankind’s dream of flying. After many failed attempts, the two inventors designed and piloted the first functional airplane, marking a turning point in the history of aviation. The book offers a clear and engaging narrative, enriched with colorful illustrations that make the reading even more interesting for young readers.

• Incredible true stories from ancient times to the modern age.
• Each volume includes small appendices to deepen the story: facts, curiosities, and anecdotes.

From the same series (What a Story!) also: The Ascent of Everest, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Pierdomenico Baccalario; The Birth of the Computer by Andrea Tullio Cannobbio; The Invention of Writing, The Gladiators in Rome by Igor De Amicis and Paola Luciani; 1969: The First Man on the Moon, Apollo 13 by Christian Hill; September 11, The Eruption of Pompeii by Davide Morosinotto; The Day Against the Mafias by Daniele Nicastro; Hannibal and the Elephants, Cave Paintings, The Discovery of Fire, The Extinction of the Dinosaurs, The Pyramids of Egypt by Jacopo Olivieri.