Amelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit (American Heroes)
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (976 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765324830 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Roland GreenCopyright © American Library Association. Everybody ought to have basic knowledge of Earhart; this is a good place to acquire it. She quickly came to realize, however, what larger goals might be served by her flying, and she never lost sight of them thereafter, right up to her disappearance in 1937. From Booklist Van Pelt's fine introduction to the best-known of pioneering female airplane pilots inaugurates another short-biography series, American Heroes. The portrait it paints is fully adequate in detail and balance, including as it does such aspects as how Earhart's father's alcoholism affected--nearly ruined--the family and affected her relations with the rest of them. All rights reserved. Van Pelt covers a good many of Earhart's achievements that all but the largest biographies leave out, and she treats Earhart's husband, George Putnam, fairly (he was so
Alice Mozley said Good book; Poor audio version. We listened to this as an audio book. We found the content very interesting. However, the reader in the audio version mispronounces so many words that we found this a distraction (e.g., philatelist, Greenwich Time, Jai Alai). Don't get the audio version.. Amelia Earhart Purchased for my son for a assignment in class. This was useful for his needs, but not something I would enjoy reading. My husband is interested, but not high on his list.. Great Book! We found this book to be lots of fun and very imformative. We learned alot about Amelia Earhart. Great Book!
Lori van Pelt has written on aviation and the American West for numerous magazines and newspapers. She and her husband make their home on his family's ranch near Saratoga, Wyoming.. Her short fiction has appeared in many anthologies
Her willowy build, wholesome smile, and tousled blonde hair invited comparison to the celebrated pilot Charles Lindbergh, and "Lady Lindy" charmed the public with her unassuming manner.Lori Van Pelt's Amelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit takes readers through Earhart's career triumphs and tragedies. Named to the New York Public Library's Best Books for the Teen Age 2006. A exciting new biography of America's first lady of flight. It explorers not only her accomplishments in the field of flight, but also her struggles in the male-dominated world of aviation. As a tomboy growing up in K