Feathers, Flaps & Flops
Fabulous Early Fliers
New York : Dutton Children's Books, [2001]
Format: Book
Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
"Wrong Way Corrigan" said he would fly to California but ended up in Ireland. Beryl Markham, the first woman in Africa to obtain a commercial pilot's license, accepted the challenge of a solo transatlantic flight on a dinner-party bet. Bessie Coleman, a black woman born into poverty and racism in Texas, became a top-notch stunt pilot and dreamed of opening a flight school for African-Americans. The history of human attempts to defy gravity is the history of dreamers possessed of imagination, dedication, and derring-do. By bringing together this collection of dynamic personalities and their trailblazing exploits, Bo Zaunders and Roxie Munro make us realize the collective physical and emotional toughness that made possible our present-day mastery of flight. Often humorous, always inspiring and thought-provoking, this is nonfiction at its best.
ISBN:
0525464662
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C TRANSPORT Air Zau | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | In |
C TRANSPORT Air Zau | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (page 48).