Amelia Earhart Free in the Skies
Amelia Earhart Free in the Skies
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Amelia Earhart Free in the Skies

Written by Robert Burleigh & illustrated by Bill Wylie
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$5.95
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7 - 10
Reading age
48
Page count
55
Words per page
660L
Lexile measure
Aug 1, 2003
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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.

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Americatransportation20th centurygirls and women1900-1949science and technologyaviationpilots1850-1899

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780152168100
    Publication Date
    August 1, 2003
    Publisher
    Houghton Mifflin
    Page Count
    48
    Words Per Page
    55
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    7 - 10 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2002000211
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    48817932
    Lexile® Level
    660L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    68977
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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