Fly High!
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When Bessie Coleman was a child, she wanted to be in school – not in the cotton fields of Texas, helping her family earn money. She wanted to be somebody significant in the world. So Bessie did everything she could to learn under the most challenging of circumstances. At the end of every day in the fields she checked the foreman’s numbers – made sure his math was correct. And this was just the beginning of a life of hard work and dedication that really paid off: Bessie became the first African-American to earn a pilot’s license. She was somebody.
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Louise Borden graduated from Denison University with a degree in history. She taught first graders and preschoolers and later was a part-owner of a bookstore in Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to writing children’s books, she also speaks regularly to young students about the writing process. Her books include Good Luck, Mrs. K!, which won the Christopher Medal, and The A+ Custodian. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, and you can visit her at LouiseBorden.com.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780689864629
- Publication Date
- January 1, 2004
- Publisher
- Aladdin
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 2001
- Page Count
- 40
- Words Per Page
- 62
- Reading Age
- 9 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 99017398
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 54450041
- Lexile® Level
- 820L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.5
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 46137
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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