I CAN FLY... WRIGHT BROTHERS STYLE, Hobson, Hilda P. ~~~ $15.00 pb

15-20 characters. Play length: approximately 35 minutes. Production suggestions, a sketch of suggested scenery, and two very simple original songs are included. 32 pgs. 1984. i Upper elementary, middle school.

An elementary student named Jane has been given an assignment to write a report on the Wright Brothers. As she walks to the city library, she passes an antique store, where she purchases an old box camera. With Jane's help, the camera is reactivated and turns out to be the camera which took the pictures of the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk. Through the viewpoint of the camera, Jane writes her report as the events take place on the stage.

Curriculum Applications: 4th & 8th Grade Social Studies and Language Arts

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