| Resource Type | Title/Author | Comments | Check Out Again? | Rating |
| Book/Library | Take Me Out to the Airfield: How the Wright Brothers Invented the Airplane; Quackenbush, Robert | A bit too detailed for preschoolers as a picture book, but does work OK as a read-aloud book | 2 | |
| Book/Library | Wilbur and Orville and the Flying Machine; Wilbur and Orville and the Flying Machine; Marquardt, Max | Fabulous book, well targeted toward small boys; good detail w/o being overwhelming; includes tie-in to space travel | Y | 5 |
| Book/Library | The Wright Brothers: A Flying Start; MacLeod Elizabeth | A bit too much for preschoolers, even for read-aloud; good information more appropriate for beginning elementary | 3 | |
| Book/Library | Taking Flight: The Story of the Wright Brothers; Level 3 Reading Alone; Krensky, Stephen | Nice detail for kids with more of an interest. Covers danger of first flight & Lilienthal. | Y | 5 |
| Book/Library | Taking Flight, The Story of the Wright Brothers (Ready-to-Read); Krensky, Stephen | Nice read-aloud book with lots of good, relevant detail | Y | 5 |
| Video/Library | How are Airplanes Made? | Nicely done, very kid-friendly | Y | 5 |
| Video/Library | A Visit with the Wright Brothers; Silver Screen Video Presents Great Moments in History 5 | Cheesy, hokey and containing very little information. | 1 | |
| Book/Collection | Airplanes and Other Things That Fly; Kelley, Steve | From DaVinci & Greek myth through Early flight and space travel; good highlights of various types of craft | Y | 5 |
| Book/Purchase | Helping the Wright Brothers: A Tale of First Flight Helpers; Tate, Suzanne | True story of the Tate family who helped the Wrights in North Carolina. A bit confusing, but fun. | Y | 4 |
| Activity/Toy | Brio Builder Set or K'nex; build airplanes | Various sets available, though none that I'm aware of that are specifically for building aircraft | Y | 5 |
| Activity/Toy | Build an airplane: Fred's Flying Models. Very nice rubber band airplanes. | Lots and lots of fun. The Michigan Butterfly makes a good starter kit. | Y | 5 |
| Field Trip/Museum | Aircraft museum: EAA, Airzoo, USAF; see also: Guide To Over 900 Aircraft Museums | See various aircraft and components; some have displays that visitors can walk through; USAF & EAA museums both have very nice Wright Brothers exhibits | Y | 5 |
| Field Trip | Local airport | See different kinds of aircraft; hear about how aircraft communicate with airport; control surfaces; watch them take-off/land | Y | 5 |