Nobody Owns the Sky: The Story of "Brave Bessie" Coleman
Nobody Owns the Sky: The Story of "Brave Bessie" Coleman
4.2/5
Goodreads

Nobody Owns the Sky: The Story of "Brave Bessie" Coleman

Prebound-Sewn
$18.80
$17.48
5 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
19
Words per page
~580L
Lexile measure
Jan 6, 1998
Publication date

Buy from other retailers

AmazonBookshop

What's This Book About

Publisher Summary

As a young woman in the 1920s, Bessie Coleman’s chances of becoming a pilot were slim. But she never let her dream die and became the first licensed African-American aviator. In Nobody Owns the Sky, Reeve Lindbergh honors Coleman’s memory with a poem that sings of her accomplishment. Full color.

What Kind of Book is Nobody Owns the Sky: The Story of "Brave Bessie" Coleman

Topics

girls and womenpilots

Writing Styles

Locations

Race, Ethnicities, & Nationalities

Reviews

    Book Lists That Include This Book

    Other Books You Might Enjoy If You Liked This Book

      picture • 32 Pages
      Brown Sugar Babe
       
      picture • 32 Pages
      Hosea Plays On
      5.4
      Kathleen M. Blasi, Shane W. Evans
      picture • 32 Pages
      Tiara's Hat Parade
      5.4
      Kelly Starling Lyons, Nicole Tadgell
      picture • 32 Pages
      Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away
      5.3
      Ketch Secor, Higgins Bond
      picture • 32 Pages
      Not Quite Snow White
      Ebony Glenn
      picture • 32 Pages
      I Want to be Free
      Joseph Slate, E. B. Lewis
      picture • 32 Pages
      Fresh Princess
      4.5
      Gladys Jose, Denene Millner
      picture • 32 Pages
      Hair Love
      4.0
      Vashti Harrison, Matthew A Cherry
      picture • 32 Pages
      I Have a Dream
      6.1
      Kadir Nelson
      picture • 32 Pages
      Jabari Jumps
      5.8
      Series
      Gaia Cornwall
      View more

    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780613056045
    Publication Date
    January 6, 1998
    Publisher
    Turtleback Books
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    19
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    5 - 8 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    40565468
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~580L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    29491
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

    Contribute to this page

    Core Score - 75%

    This page is starting to look fantastic!

    Depth Score - 15%

    Just the barebones.

    Improve this page

    Are you the author or illustrator? Claim your book.

    Top Contributors
    01
    @booksnobmom
    5
    02
    @elainethelibrarian
    1

    Bookroo

    Book Clubs

    Follow Bookroo