Publication
Margaret K. McElderry Books (2001), Edition: Illustrated, 40 pages
Description
Discusses the life of the determined African American woman who went all the way to France in order to earn her pilot's license in 1921.
Awards
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 2003)
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2004)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades K-3 — 2003)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2002)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — Picture Books — 2002)
Teacher Favorites Award (2002)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
40
Physical description
40 p.; 10 inches
ISBN
0689824572 / 9780689824579
DDC/MDS
| 629.13 |
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