Hugh Armstrong Robinson
The Story of Flying Lucky 13
Published on 24. January 2023
Book
Hardback
44 pages
978-1-959489-02-3 (ISBN)
Description
Children's Biography: A remarkable engineer, inventor, and pilot, Hugh Armstrong Robinson performed many first-flight feats and was one of the most successful aviators of his time. His concept for quickly decelerating a plane by catching a cable was so successful it is still used today. Robinson devoted his life to advancing the field of aviation and to making the dream of human flight a reality.
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Series
Language
English
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to First Grade, Interest Age: From 7 to 11 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
261 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-959489-02-3 (9781959489023)
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Billie Holladay Skelley, a retired clinical nurse specialist, earned her bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has written several health-related articles for both professional and lay journals, but her writing crosses different genres and has appeared in various journals, magazines, and anthologies in print and online-ranging from the American Journal of Nursing to Chicken Soup for the Soul. An award-winning author, she has written thirteen books for children and teens. Her book, Ruth Law: The Queen of the Air, was selected to receive the 2021 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Children's Literature Award, and her book, Bass Reeves: Legendary Lawman of the Wild West, received a 2024 Will Rogers Medallion Award and a 2024 Spur Award.