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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi-day events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Well, the men were hailed. Female pilots were more often ridiculed than praised for what the press portrayed as silly efforts to horn in on a manly, and deadly, pursuit. Keith...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"How much do you know about Amelia Earhart? Find out the facts you need to know about this female aviator. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Featured in the upcoming National Geographic documentary, Expedition Amelia! This is a critically acclaimed look at the life, disappearance, and search for the legendary aviatrix, Amelia Earhart. On May 21, 1937, the most famous female pilot of all time, Amelia Earhart, set out to do the impossible: circumnavigate the globe at its widest point-27,000 miles in all. Just six weeks later, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. Eighty years have passed...
Author
Series
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"This well-researched book is a biography of the life--and disappearance--of Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator who was the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic in 1928. But did Amelia's plane really crash and sink in 1937, or was her fate entirely different"--
15) Amelia Earhart
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces to readers the life and legacy of the first female air pilot who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 while on a flight around the world.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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 introduction to the famous pilot.
20) Amelia Earhart
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Multiple
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