First Avenue Editions (Tm), 2003-01-01
Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman
On My Own Biographies (Hardcover) and On My Own Biographies (Paperback)
Janice Lee Porter, Illustrator
Paperback
SKU:9780876141038
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High in the sky, Bessie Coleman could soar like a bird. She was free--at least until she landed. As a black woman in the 1920s, she wasn't allowed to learn how to fly. Forced to travel to France to learn, she became the first African American woman to earn her pilot's license. Whether she was wing-walking, giving a speech, parachuting, or flying, Coleman inspired people with her bravery and resolve.
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Book Details
Book Details
Age Range • 7-10
Pages • 48
Subjects • Coleman • Bessie • Air pilots • United States • African American women air pilots • African Americans • Women
Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural & Regional • Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Aviation • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
Publisher Summary
Publisher Summary
High in the sky, Bessie Coleman could soar like a bird. She was free--at least until she landed. As a black woman in the 1920s, she wasn't allowed to learn how to fly. Forced to travel to France to learn, she became the first African American woman to earn her pilot's license. Whether she was wing-walking, giving a speech, parachuting, or flying, Coleman inspired people with her bravery and resolve.
