Nobody Owns The Sky: The Story Of Brave Bessie Coleman (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Lindbergh, Reeve

ISBN 10: 0613056043 ISBN 13: 9780613056045

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 1998

Synopsis

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A rhymed telling of the life of the first African American aviator, who dreamed of flying as a child in the cotton fields of Texas, and persevered until she made that dream come true.

About this title

About the Author:

Reeve Lindbergh, daughter of aviator Charles Lindbergh and poet Anne Morrow Lindbergh, first learned about Bessie Coleman in 1986, the 60th anniversary of her father's famous flight. "Bessie was an incredibly brave person who was hardly noticed, while my parents got so much publicity it was difficult for them to live their normal lives. I saw a crazy imbalance and wanted to try to set things right." Reeve Lindbergh lives in Vermont.

Pamela Paparone observes that NOBODY OWNS THE SKY is "about making dreams come true. My own dream has always been to be a children's book illustrator. In fact, I was ten years old when I created my first children's book. I dedicated it to Johnny Cash." Pamela Paparone lives in Pennsylvania.

About this edition

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0613056043
• ISBN 13: 9780613056045
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Paparone Pamela