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Author
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Louise Thaden wrote High, Wide, and Frightened in the prime of her life, making this autobiography unique among books about the Golden Age of Aviation. Thaden, a contemporary of Amelia Earhart, was part of a small group of determined women who overcame discrimination and obstacles to become pilots in a time when air races and distance, altitude and endurance records were daily news in America. She became the first woman to win the Bendix Transcontinental...
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Follows Amelia Earhart, whose strong will and self-belief helped her overcome prejudice and technical problems to become the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. This inspiring and informative little biography comes with extra facts about Amelia's life.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"On June 1, 1937, famous pilot Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, took off in their small plane. Earhart's goal was to make a record-breaking flight around the world. On the last part of the flight, they approached Howland Island to refuel. Before they could land, radio communication from Earhart stopped, and the plane disappeared. Search efforts turned up few clues. What happened to Earhart and Noonan? Explore the theories and learn why...
14) Amelia Earhart
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Learn about the life and accomplishments of Amelia Earhart"-- Provided by publisher.
17) Amelia Earhart
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Amelia Earhart was known as a daring flyer, but what about before that? Find out what happened when Earhart was younger, and what she did that made her famous later on."-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of aviator Amelia Earhart from age eleven, when someone points out a plane to her, to the day she disappears on an airplane, in a text accompanied by illustrations, photographs, and quotations.
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