Amelia Earhart (The First Names Series)

Prentice, Andrew

ISBN 10: 141974089X / ISBN 13: 9781419740893

Published by Harry N. Abrams, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Amelia Earhart (The First Names Series)
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 141974089X
• ISBN 13: 9781419740893
• Binding: paperback
• Illustrator: Smith, Mike
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

See how Amelia Earhart went from a little Kansas tomboy to a high-flying feminist icon

Before Amelia Earhart (1897–1939) became a world-famous pilot, she was a little tomboy from Kansas with a taste for adventure. When she visited an airfield and took a short plane ride, she knew she had to be a pilot. She signed up for flying lessons and cropped her hair short so that the other pilots would take her seriously. She became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. With each flight she took and each record she broke, Amelia became more and more of a celebrity. Her final flight was intended to be a trip around the whole world, but her plane disappeared after takeoff—and her disappearance is still a mystery today. Inspirational, highly illustrated, and full of adventure, Amelia Earhart tells the story of the feminist icon who changed the world of aviation. It includes a timeline, glossary, and index.

About the Author

Andrew Prentice is the author of a number of children’s books. He lives in England with his wife, three daughters, and dog. Mike Smith is the author and illustrator of a number of children’s books and the winner of the Macmillan Prize for children’s book illustration. He lives in Cambridge, England.