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Author:

Cummins, Julie.

Title:

Flying solo : how Ruth Elder soared into America's heart / Julie Cummins ; illustrated by Malene R. Laugesen.

Edition:

First Edition.

Publisher:

Roaring Brook Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Elder, Ruth,--1902-1977.
Women air pilots--United States--Biography.
Air pilots--United States--Biography.
Women air pilots--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Air pilots--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Laugesen, Malene, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

An introduction to the life and barrier-breaking achievements of the lesser-known aviatrix traces her beliefs about the equal capabilities of women, her efforts to become the first woman to fly across Atlantic Ocean and her high-profile rescue at sea.

ISBN:

1596435097 (hbk.)
9781596435094 (hbk.)

LCCN:

2012029743

Locations:

MMPE553 -- Algona Public Library (Algona)

JLPF081 -- Ericson Public Library (Boone)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)