| Amelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit Contributor(s): Van Pelt, Lori (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765324830 ISBN-13: 9780765324832 Publisher: Forge OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Transportation | Aviation - History - Biography & Autobiography | Aviation & Nautical |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: American Heroes (Forge) |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 8" (0.55 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 105196 Reading Level: 9.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A exciting new biography of America's first lady of flight. As a tomboy growing up in Kansas, Amelia Earhart delighted in trying new and risky things, once even building a roller-coaster in her grandparents' backyard. In her 20s she fell in love with flight while watching an aerobatics exhibition and grew even more enthralled when she took her first airplane ride. At age 24 she earned her pilot's wings and 1928 took part in the transatlantic Friendship flight. Her willowy build, wholesome smile, and tousled blonde hair invited comparison to the celebrated pilot Charles Lindbergh, and Lady Lindy charmed the public with her unassuming manner. Lori Van Pelt's Amelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit takes readers through Earhart's career triumphs and tragedies. It explorers not only her accomplishments in the field of flight, but also her struggles in the male-dominated world of aviation. Named to the New York Public Library's Best Books for the Teen Age 2006 |
Contributor Bio(s): Van Pelt, Lori: - Lori Van Pelt is a former newspaperwoman whose nonfiction work has appeared in Pilot Getaways, Private Pilot, and numerous other magazines. Her short fiction has appeared in many anthologies and she is author of books of regional history and Amelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit. She has also written a collection of historical short fiction, published by the University of New Mexico Press. She is a member of Western Writers of America and makes her home on her husband's ranch near Saratoga, Wyoming. |