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Summary: The story of the historic first hot-air balloon flight in 1783, told from the point of view of the duck, sheep, and rooster who were the first passengers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2005
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 629.13322 PRICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.13322 PRIStone, Tanya Lee.
Summary: An introduction to the life and achievements of the first American female doctor describes the limited career prospects available to women in the early nineteenth-century, the opposition Blackwell faced while pursuing a medical education, and her pioneering medical career that opened doors for future generations of women.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2013