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Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi-day events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Well, the men were hailed. Female pilots were more often ridiculed than praised for what the press portrayed as silly efforts to horn in on a manly, and deadly, pursuit. Keith...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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From the moment Amelia Earhart took her first airplane ride in 1920, she knew she wanted to spend the rest of her life flying. Her achievements opened doors for women pilots around the world. Her disappearance remains a mystery.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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From the best-selling author of My Weird School: a new entry in the hilarious biography series that casts fresh light on high-interest historic figures. Did you know that Amelia Earhart loved heights so much she built a roller coaster in her backyard? Or that she used to race worms with her sister? Bet you didn’t know that she took photographs of garbage cans to pay for flying lessons! Siblings Paige and Turner do―and they’ve collected some...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"On June 1, 1937, famous pilot Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, took off in their small plane. Earhart's goal was to make a record-breaking flight around the world. On the last part of the flight, they approached Howland Island to refuel. Before they could land, radio communication from Earhart stopped, and the plane disappeared. Search efforts turned up few clues. What happened to Earhart and Noonan? Explore the theories and learn why...
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These true-life tales of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, based on the remembrances of her sister Pidge, will inspire and thrill young readers. Kids will cheer as Amelia rescues two neighbor boys from an angry dog and when she builds her own rolly coaster" off the roof of her grandparents' shed. Amelia's fascination at seeing her first airplane, as well as her curiosity, courage, and determination to learn, will make this portrayal of an
...14) Amelia Earhart
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 4
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An introduction to one of America's most famous pilots, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while flying over the Pacific Ocean.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 5
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"Featured in the upcoming National Geographic documentary, Expedition Amelia! This is a critically acclaimed look at the life, disappearance, and search for the legendary aviatrix, Amelia Earhart. On May 21, 1937, the most famous female pilot of all time, Amelia Earhart, set out to do the impossible: circumnavigate the globe at its widest point-27,000 miles in all. Just six weeks later, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. Eighty years have passed...
17) Amelia Earhart
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c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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This series explains the contributions of these individuals who helped shape world history and why they made a difference in the world today.
18) Amelia Earhart
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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A biography of Amelia Earhart for young readers.
19) Amelia Earhart
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A biography of the aviation pioneer who was the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic.
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A biography of the aviatrix who, as an adolescent, chose to be an individualist; as a flier, was both the first woman to fly the Atlantic alone and the first to cross the United States alone; and, as a practical scientist, was interested in the effects of flight on the human mind and body.