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Explorer: Amelia Earhart Juvenile Books
Great Reads for Kids: 5th Grade
Great Reads for Kids: 7th Grade
Great Reads for Kids: 5th Grade
Great Reads for Kids: 7th Grade
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Tells the story of Amelia Earhart's life - as a child, a woman, and a pilot - and describes the search for her missing plane.
3) Test pilots
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Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Piloting experimental aircraft is more dangerous than most other types of flying. Test pilots are generally military aviators who fly new and modified aircraft, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated. In the 1950s, test pilots were being killed at the rate of about one a week, but the risks have shrunk to a fraction of that, thanks to the sophistication of aircraft technology, better ground-testing, and simulation of aircraft...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Long before Amelia Earhart became a superstar, she was a girl who longed to touch the stars. But the dresses women had to wear at the time made those dreams seem almost impossible. Amelia didn't let that stop her. As a young aviator breaking records and expectations, she learned to fly her plane with flair. Later, she dared to create a trendsetting fashion line for active women like herself. Soaring in Style tells the groundbreaking story of how...
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Publisher
Norton Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
105 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Did you know that Amelia Earhart loved heights so much she built a roller coaster in her backyard? Or that she used to race worms with her sister? Bet you didn't know that she took photographs of garbage cans to pay for flying lessons! Siblings Paige and Turner do-and they've collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the legendary pilot, from her childhood in the rural Midwest and the spark of her passion for flying to her record-smashing...
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Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the first person, man or woman, to fly alone across the Atlantic nonstop from England to North America, from her childhood in Africa to her record-setting flight.
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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Description
"Explore the story of Amelia Earhart as she embarks on her second and final journey around the globe. A story of determination, heart, and courage, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into the daring grit of the aviation pioneer--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that fly off the page"--
13) Amelia Earhart
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to one of America's most famous pilots, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while flying over the Pacific Ocean.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"The first American pilots to fight in World War I flew for the French military. France created a squadron of volunteer Americans called the Lafayette Escadrille (named after the great Marquis de Lafayette). Follow this squadron on their high-flying adventures: How they got into the French military. How they learned to fly. How they fought--and died. And how these American pilots would go down in history with other legendary flying aces, like the...
17) Amelia Earhart
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Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[1987]
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the aviation pioneer who was the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The pioneers of early flight performed death-defying feats and broke new technological ground as they took to the skies to thrill crowds and advance the boundaries of human innovation."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of Hidden Figures, debut author Patricia Pearson offers a beautifully written account of the remarkable but often forgotten group of female fighter pilots who answered their country's call in its time of need during World War II.
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