Highlights the people who attempted to defy gravity by using imagination, dedication, and daring, from "Wrong Way Corrigan" who was supposed to fly to California but ended up in Ireland and Beryl Markham, who was the first woman in Africa to receive a commercial pilot's license to Bessie Coleman, a notorious African-American stunt pilot.
Grades 3-5
"From a Persian king's attempt to harness eagles in 1500 B.C.E. to "Wrong Way" Corrigan's 1938 flight to Ireland, Zaunders has gathered some of the most colorful and fascinating stories of flight into a thoroughly pleasing book...Given the interest in this subject, this volume will quickly take flight from both school and public library shelves. School Library Journal
"An eclectic and appealing introduction to early fliers." Booklist
Grades 3-5
"From a Persian king's attempt to harness eagles in 1500 B.C.E. to "Wrong Way" Corrigan's 1938 flight to Ireland, Zaunders has gathered some of the most colorful and fascinating stories of flight into a thoroughly pleasing book...Given the interest in this subject, this volume will quickly take flight from both school and public library shelves. School Library Journal
"An eclectic and appealing introduction to early fliers." Booklist
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