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Author:

Stone, Tanya Lee.

Title:

Amelia Earhart / Tanya Lee Stone.

Edition:

First American ed.

Publisher:

DK Publishing,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

128 p. ; : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937--Juvenile literature.
Air pilots--United States.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots--United States.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Air pilots.

Notes:

Includes a timeline, bibliographical references, and an index. Cover title -- Amelia Earhart : a photographic story of a life.

Contents:

Introduction: A shooting star -- 1. A tomboy by nature -- 2. A high-spirited girl -- 3. Finding her way -- 4. Amelia learns to fly -- 5. An aviator is born -- 6. Another new start -- 7. Lady Lindy -- 8. "I was just baggage" -- 9. The high life -- 10. Races, records, and rings -- 11. The fun of it -- 12. Pushing the limits -- 13. The fatal flight -- 14. The search for Amelia -- 15. Timeline -- Bibliography, sources cited -- Index -- For further study.

Summary:

An introduction to one of America's most famous pilots, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while flying over the Pacific Ocean.

Series:

DK biography

ISBN:

0756625521 (pbk.) :
9780756625528 (pbk.) :

Locations:

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)

BYPB851 -- Zearing Public Library (Zearing)