Summary
Profiles of women who played important parts in the history of American aviation. Subjects include Bessie Coleman, Amelia Earhart, and Eileen Collins.
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"Jeannine Atkins' compelling stories and imaginative dialogue convey the determined spirit of women who sought to fulfill their dreams of flying, and by doing so, made aviation history." -- Susan Lansing
-- Bloomsbury Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Published date: 2003
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6.5 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 0.96 pounds
Ages: 4 to 6
Pages: 208
Synopses
Tells the stories of women who have dared to challenge prejudices and rules to take their place in the skies--from Katherine Wright and Bessie Coleman to Jackie Cochran, Shannon Lucid, and Eileen Collins.
Publisher's Notes
From Katharine Wright, sister of the Wright brothers, to Eileen Collins, the first woman commander of a spacecraft, scores of women have played critical roles in our country's history of aviation. Wilbur and Orville Wright, who pioneered powered flight in 1903, knew how much they owed to Katharine. "When the world speaks of the Wrights," said Orville, "they should not forget our sister." Although Katharine Wright was among the first women to ride in an airplane, Blanche Stuart Scott was the first to sit at the controls. To achieve her dream, Blanche overcame sexism and other obstacles. The same can be said of every woman whose piloting career is highlighted here--Bessie Coleman, Amelia Earhart, Jackie Cochran, Ann Baumgartner Carl, Jerrie Cobb, Shannon Wells Lucid, and others. Their stories are sure to fire the imaginations of readers and encourage them to "follow their hearts into the sky"--or anywhere at all.
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