Lighter Than Air
Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Shares the life of the first female to work as a professional balloonist, making more than sixty ascents until 1819, she became the first woman to die in an aviation accident.
Subjects:
Blanchard, Marie-Madeleine-Sophie Armand, 1778-1819 -- Juvenile literature.
Women balloonists -- France -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Balloonists -- France -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Balloonists -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
France -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.
Blanchard, Marie-Madeleine-Sophie Armand, 1778-1819 -- Juvenile literature.
Women balloonists -- France -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Balloonists -- France -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Balloonists -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
France -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 790L
ISBN:
0763677329
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Blanchard, Marie | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Blanchard, Marie | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | Out (Due: 5/11/2024) |
C BIOGRAPHY Blanchard, Marie | Sandhills Indoors | Children's Biography | Out (Due: 4/22/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references.