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Bessie Coleman : trailblazing pilot

by Alexander, Carol, 1955-

Format: Print Book 2016
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Summary
Meet Bessie Coleman the first African-American woman to earn her international pilot's license against great odds.Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own--as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. No one in America was willing to teach a black woman to fly. Still, Bessie never gave up on her dream of becoming a world-famous aviator.
Additional Information
Series Rookie biography.
Subjects Coleman, Bessie, -- 1892-1926 -- Juvenile literature.
Coleman, Bessie, -- 1892-1926.
African American women air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots.
African Americans -- Biography.
Women -- Biography.
Biographies.
Publisher New York, NY :Children's Press,2016
Language English
Notes Includes index.
Description 32 pages : illustrations, color map ; 19 cm.
ISBN 9780531225455
0531225453
9780531226346
0531226344
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