| Lighter Than Air: Candlewick Biographies: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot Contributor(s): Smith, Matthew Clark (Author), Tavares, Matt (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1536205540 ISBN-13: 9781536205541 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Aviation - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2017931493 |
| Series: Candlewick Biographies |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (0.60 lbs) 40 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 188184 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Smith tells Sophie's inspiring story with a buoyant sense of wonder, fitting for a woman who was happiest in the air. Her accomplishments and passion for flight are brought beautifully to life by Tavares." -- Booklist (starred review) Take to the skies with the story of Sophie Blanchard, an extraordinary woman who is largely forgotten despite her claim to being the very first female pilot in history. In eighteenth-century France, "balloonomania" has fiercely gripped the nation . . . but all of the pioneering aeronauts are men until a shy girl comes along, devoted to her dream of flight. Sophie is not the first woman to ascend in a balloon, nor the first woman to accompany an aeronaut on a trip, but she will become the first woman to climb to the clouds and steer her own course. |