Amelia Earhart Free in the Skies
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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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Robert Burleigh is the award-winning author of many books for children, including The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn, illustrated by Barry Blitt; Night Flight, illustrated by Wendell Minor; Black Whiteness, illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop; and Sylvia’s Bookshop, illustrated by Katy Wu. His many other books include Hoops; Stealing Home; and Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep! He lives in Michigan.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780152168100
- Publication Date
- August 1, 2003
- Publisher
- HMH Books for Young Readers
- Original Publication Date
- August 1, 2003
- Page Count
- 48
- Word Count
- 2652
- 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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