Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot: Candlewick Biographies
Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot: Candlewick Biographies
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Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot: Candlewick Biographies

Written by Matthew Clark Smith & illustrated by Matt Tavares
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$14.99
$13.94
6 - 9
Reading age
40
Page count
~681L
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Mar 19, 2019
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“Smith tells Sophie’s inspiring story with a buoyant sense of wonder, fitting for a woman who was happiest in the air. Her accomplishments and passion for flight are brought beautifully to life by Tavares.” – Booklist (starred review) Take to the skies with the story of Sophie Blanchard, an extraordinary woman who is largely forgotten despite her claim to being the very first female pilot in history. In eighteenth-century France, “balloonomania” has fiercely gripped the nation . . . but all of the pioneering aeronauts are men until a shy girl comes along, devoted to her dream of flight. Sophie is not the first woman to ascend in a balloon, nor the first woman to accompany an aeronaut on a trip, but she will become the first woman to climb to the clouds and steer her own course.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781536205541
    Publication Date
    March 19, 2019
    Publisher
    Candlewick Press
    Page Count
    40
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    6 - 9 years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~681L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.4
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    188184
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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