The Daring Miss Quimby
New York : Holiday House, [2009]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
In 1912, airplanes looked like bicycles with wings. Only men flew these scary new machines. When a spirited young woman named Harriet Quimby decided to learn to fly, everyone said it would be too dangerous. But Harriet tried it anyway! She was the first woman in the United States to earn her pilot's license. Soon the whole country was just wild about her! Harriet loved the attention and designed a purple flight suit to stand out even more. Before long she was the first woman to fly across the English Channel.
Subjects:
Quimby, Harriet, 1875-1912 -- Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Quimby, Harriet, 1875-1912 -- Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: AD810L
ISBN:
9780823419968 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Quimby, Harriet | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Quimby, Harriet | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references.