Penelope Pilot and her First Day as Captain - Hardcover

Lynda Meeks

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 061534433X ISBN 13: 9780615344331

Publisher: Very Important Pilots, LLC, 2010

Synopsis

Go Flying with Captain Penelope!

Penelope has always dreamed of being a pilot. Today she is so excited to fly for the first time as the Captain on an airplane. Follow along as she gets ready for takeoff!

Empowers girls to consider non-traditional career opportunities.

Forty full page, full color illustrated pages.

Includes a cutout Penelope Pilot doll with stand.

Discusses responsibility and teamwork.

Teaches Yes, Girls Can Fly!

This entertaining and educational hardcover book about Penelope's crew and their preparations for a flight is targeted for 4 to 11 year olds with lessons for kids of all ages. With the turn of every page, you will be fascinated with the vibrant illustrations and informed with definitions of aviation terms. All profits from the sales of this book benefit the nonprofit organization Girls With Wings, Inc.

Girls need Flight Plans, not Fairy Tales! TM is the tagline of Girls With Wings, Inc., a nonprofit organization encouraging girls to achieve their full potential. Visit our interactive website featuring women in aviation to read about our presentations to girls groups. Our fundraising goes to our educational outreach activities and private pilot scholarships.

About this title

About the Author

Lynda Meeks began her aviation career by serving in the United States Army where she accomplished her initial flight training to earn her wings. She flew both helicopters and fixed wing airplanes on various missions all over the world during her seven year active duty commitment with the US Army. In 2000, she transitioned to the commercial airlines and then to the fractional airlines flying the Citation X. She now resides in Lakewood, Ohio.

After more than a century of aviation growth and innovation, only 6% of pilots in the United States are women. Lynda concluded a concerted effort was needed to promote aviation to young girls so they ll develop an inherent interest in the aviation industry.

After five years of development as a volunteer organization, Girls With Wings, Inc., has become a non-profit corporation endorsing community outreach activities such as presentations to girls groups to raise awareness that Yes, Girls Can Fly!TM

Penelope Pilot And Her First Day As Captain is Lynda's first children s book. You can email Lynda at Lynda@GirlsWithWings.com.

Review

Hello Lynda!

My husband picked up a copy of Penelope Pilot and her First Day as Captain, and our daughter loves it! She will be 5 on August 15th. She would like to know "how many stripes do you have? Thank you!"

Thanks for writing such a great book, for your service to our country, and your work with Girls with Wings. - Marty --Email

And now a moment to brag as a proud Dad, Lynda wrote about her trip to DC and staying with my family, which includes my young kids (future pilots). You can read on her blog about how Aiden and Madeleine gave Lynda a run for her money last week. I think that blog article helps show how Lynda tries to aspire girls to follow their dreams of flying in the Captain's seat.

Madeleine is a hard girl to get through, so it was great to see her warm up to Lynda last week and talk about when she'll one day pilot an airplane better than her Dad and brother. - Keith --Email

I thought your book was wonderful - it was exactly what I was looking for. - Rene --Email

Edition details

• Publisher: Very Important Pilots, LLC
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 061534433X
• ISBN 13: 9780615344331
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40
• Editor: Cindy Jacobs
• Illustrator: Rob Christianson