
Amelia Earhart
Andrew Prentice(Author)
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (Publisher)
Published on 18. February 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
151 pages
978-1-4197-4089-3 (ISBN)
Description
See how Amelia Earhart went from a little Kansas tomboy to a high-flying feminist icon
Before Amelia Earhart (1897&;1939) became a world-famous pilot, she was a little tomboy from Kansas with a taste for adventure. When she visited an airfield and took a short plane ride, she knew she had to be a pilot. She signed up for flying lessons and cropped her hair short so that the other pilots would take her seriously. She became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. With each flight she took and each record she broke, Amelia became more and more of a celebrity. Her final flight was intended to be a trip around the whole world, but her plane disappeared after takeoff&;and her disappearance is still a mystery today. Inspirational, highly illustrated, and full of adventure, Amelia Earhart tells the story of the feminist icon who changed the world of aviation. It includes a timeline, glossary, and index.
Before Amelia Earhart (1897&;1939) became a world-famous pilot, she was a little tomboy from Kansas with a taste for adventure. When she visited an airfield and took a short plane ride, she knew she had to be a pilot. She signed up for flying lessons and cropped her hair short so that the other pilots would take her seriously. She became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. With each flight she took and each record she broke, Amelia became more and more of a celebrity. Her final flight was intended to be a trip around the whole world, but her plane disappeared after takeoff&;and her disappearance is still a mystery today. Inspirational, highly illustrated, and full of adventure, Amelia Earhart tells the story of the feminist icon who changed the world of aviation. It includes a timeline, glossary, and index.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Abrams
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Fourth Grade
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
172 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4197-4089-3 (9781419740893)
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Persons
Andrew Prentice is the author of a number of children&;s books. He lives in England with his wife, three daughters, and dog. Mike Smith is the author and illustrator of a number of children&;s books and the winner of the Macmillan Prize for children&;s book illustration. He lives in Cambridge, England.