Meet history's trailblazers! Get inspired by the true story of the first woman to fly across the Atlantic! A biography series for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level.On June 19, 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to cross the Atlantic in an airplane. From building her own roller coaster as a child, to climbing to the roof of her boarding school, Amelia was a born daredevil. Find out how the girl who loved watching air shows blazed a trail in aviation!Trailblazers celebrates the lives of amazing pioneers, past and present, from all over the world. What kind of trail will you blaze?Don't miss the other Trailblazers biographies, including Neil Armstrong, Harriet Tubman, and Jane Goodall.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Trailblazers Series .

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Random House USA Inc .

After years of teaching geography in secondary schools, JOHN TOWNSEND realised that children were crying out for interesting, captivating and engaging reads - so he decided to write them! He has now written over 100 books and also works as a guest speaker - often visiting schools, writers' groups and libraries. He lives in Suckley, Worcester. DAVID SHEPHARD has worked for numerous different publishers, magazines, newspapers, and design agencies. More recently, he has found himself more and more drawn to working on imagery for young children and has a clean and traditional style. He lives in Sussex with his wife, son and cat.