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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
From NPR correspondent Keith O' Brien comes this thrilling Young Readers' edition of the untold story about pioneering women, including Amelia Earhart, who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s--and won. In the years between World War I and World War II, airplane racing was one of the most popular sports in America. Thousands of fans flocked to multiday events, and the pilots who competed in these...
Author
Series
Report / 115th Congress 2nd session House of Representatives volume 115-1018
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Author
Series
Smithsonian studies in air and space volume no. 7
Pub. Date
1990 [that is, 1991]
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
"Women pilots took to the skies soon after the Wright brothers, but only a handful - Harriet Quimby, Amelia Earhart, and Sally Ride, for example - have been recognized for their contributions to aviation. Now, with this unique book, Carolyn Russo and the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum set the record straight by celebrating America's unsung pilots. Ninety spectacular duotone photographs, accompanied by extensive interviews...
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