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	Amelia Earhart Free in the Skies (American Heroes) by Robert Burleigh
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Product Details Binding Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number 629.13092 EAN 9780152024987 ISBN 0152024980 Manufacturer Silver Whistle Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 48 Publication Date August 01, 2003 Publisher Silver Whistle Reading Level Ages 9-12 Availability In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. Product Description At the age of twenty-three, Amelia Earhart began her lifelong love affair with aviation. The details of her tragic final flight are well known, but this bold portrait instead focuses on the heroine's dynamic life. The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, Earhart was an irrepressible adventurer and accomplished pilot as well as a fierce advocate for women. Inspiring, colorful, and full of exciting details, Robert Burleigh and Bill Wylie's new collaboration shows Amelia Earhart as she's never before been portrayed. Grade 2-6-This biography of the pioneering aviator is presented in a full-color, comic-book format. Earhart's quest for adventure and her determination not to become simply an icon for the feminist movement led her to pilot a record-breaking solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Though the format does not allow for extensive details, readers will get a sense of the woman's determined nature and early life. Because much is unknown about Earhart's tragic final flight, it merits only a postscript here. The focus instead is on providing glimpses of her life from childhood (portrayed in black-and-white flashbacks) through the solo flight. Though heavy on fictionalizing, the colorful, high-interest format is appealing, especially for reluctant readers. Paired with Into the Air (Harcourt, 2002), a biography of the Wright brothers by the same author and illustrator, it adds an interesting dimension to the study of aviation. Shauna Yusko, King County Library System, Bellevue, WA Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Gr. 2-4. In this volume in the American Heroes series, the pioneer aviator is treated to a biography in full-color comic-book format. Earhart's determination to do more than serve as a feminine figurehead by taking control of a record-breaking flight comes through clearly, although the brevity and format of the book preclude extensive details. Readers will, however, get a glimpse of Earhart's daredevil nature, her acquaintance with and subsequent marriage to G. P. Putnam, and her 14-hour solo flight from North America to Britain, depicted handily in flashbacks. A postscript makes note of her mysterious disappearance. Children will need additional sources to gain a full understanding of both Earhart's place in women's history and her personal development; however, this is a pleasing anecdotal glance at a legendary figure, accomplished with colors, visual panache, and a comic-book panel arrangement, all well-suited to the story. A ready companion to Into the Air (2002), about the Wright Brothers, by the same author and artist. Francisca Goldsmith Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Praise for Into the Air: 'The high-interest format and high-interest story result in a winning combination.'--School Library Journal At the age of twenty-three, Amelia Earhart began her lifelong love affair with aviation. The details of her tragic final flight are well known, but this bold portrait instead focuses on the heroine's dynamic life. The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, Earhart was an irrepressible adventurer and accomplished pilot as well as a fierce advocate for women. Inspiring, colorful, and full of exciting details, Robert Burleigh and Bill Wylie's new collaboration shows Amelia Earhart as she's never before been portrayed. ROBERT BURLEIGH is the author of many books for children, including Flight: The Journey of Charles Lindbergh, which received the Orbus Pictus Award. He lives in Chicago, Illinois. BILL WYLIE illustrated for Marvel Comics for many years before turning to graphic novels for children. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Customers who bought this item also bought Into the Air: The Story of the Wright Brothers' First Flight The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer (Owly (Graphic Novels)) (v. 1) Amelia Rules! Volume 1: The Whole World's Crazy (v. 1) Who Was Amelia Earhart? (Who Was...?) Bone Volume 1: Out From Boneville Customer Reviews for: Amelia Earhart Free in the Skies (American Heroes) Rating - great for a unit on flight Amelia Earhart Free in the Skies is a comic book style biography. We learn lots of neat thing about Amelia in this book. We learn that she made roller caosters in her own back yard with her sister. We learn about the ways she learn to fly and about her famous flights. Through out the book there are also facts mentioned about the Wright Brother and Charles Linburg. I like that the book was written in a comic book style. Sometimes kids ... Read More See all books by author Robert Burleigh

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