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Author:

Atkins, Jeannine, 1953-

Title:

Wings and rockets : the story of women in air and space / Jeannine Atkins ; pictures by Dušan Petričič.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

FarrarStraus and Giroux,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

197 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Women air pilots--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women astronauts.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Air pilots.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Astronauts.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Air pilots.
Astronauts.
Women--Biography.

Other Authors:

Petričić, Dušan. ill.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-189) and index.

Summary:

Tells the stories of women who have dared to challenge prejudices and rules to take their place in the skies--from Katherine Wright and Bessie Coleman to Jackie Cochran, Shannon Lucid, and Eileen Collins.

ISBN:

9780374384500
0374384509

OCLC:

(OCoLC)48951297

LCCN:

2002020022

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

DRPC413 -- Britt Public Library (Britt)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)