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African American air pilots African American air pilots Biography Juvenile literature Air pilots Air pilots United States Biography Juvenile literature Earhart, Amelia 1897-1937 Earhart, Amelia 1897-1937 Juvenile literature Transatlantic flights United States Women air pilots Women air pilots United States Biography Juvenile literatureGillman, Melanie
Summary: "Explore the story of Amelia Earhart as she embarks on her second and final journey around the globe. A story of determination, heart, and courage, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into the daring grit of the aviation pioneer--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that fly off the page"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC GILFleming, Candace
Summary: "A riveting biography of one of America's most celebrated heroes, and most complicated, troubled men, Charles Lindbergh"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LIN1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 LIN
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA B LINDBERG FLEWilson, Jennifer Lane
Summary: "Long before Amelia Earhart became a superstar, she was a girl who longed to touch the stars. But the dresses women had to wear at the time made those dreams seem almost impossible. Amelia didn't let that stop her. As a young aviator breaking records and expectations, she learned to fly her plane with flair. Later, she dared to create a trendsetting fashion line for active women like herself....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EARCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WILMcCarthy, Meghan.
Summary: A picture book introduction to the life of the mid-twentieth-century aviation and auto racing pioneer describes her fascination with vehicles during childhood and the daring achievements that earned her the title, "First Lady of Firsts."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J629.13 MCCKanani, Sheila
Summary: Amelia Earhart broke flying records, wrote best-selling books, launched a fashion label and fought for the rights of female pilots everywhere. Her disappearance, in the midst of her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, is one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries, and today she is remembered as not only the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean, but for being a bold, brace and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People EarhartDoak, Robin S. (Robin Santos)
Summary: Chronicles the life and career of the noted aviator, with an emphasis on how her pioneering work in aviation opened the skies to women, and discusses her mysterious disappearance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EARTanaka, Shelley.
Summary: Ever since Amelia Earhart and her plane disappeared on July 2, 1937, people have wanted to know more about this remarkable woman. Amelia Earhart follows the charismatic aviator from her first sight of an airplane at the age of ten to the last radio transmission she made before she vanished. Illustrated with original artworks, contemporary photographs, quotes, and details, this is a great...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EARSmith, Sherri L.
Summary: "A nonfiction account of a group of determined Black Americans who created a flying club and built their own airfield on Chicago's South Side in the period between World Wars I and II"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 629.13 SMICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 920 SMICottman, Michael H.
Summary: "This narrative follows David Harris's turbulent path to become the first African-American commercial airline pilot in the U.S., presented against the backdrop of racial tensions, protests, and the landmark civil rights legislation of the 1960s"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Partners 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HARBurleigh, Robert.
Summary: An account of Amelia Earhart's dangerous 1932 flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland, in which she survived bad weather and a malfunctioning airplane. Includes a brief biography of the aviator.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2011