Lighter than air Sophie Blanchard, the first woman pilot
Shares the life of the first female to work as a professional balloonist, making more than sixty ascents until 1819, she became the first woman to die in an aviation accident.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Somerville, Massachusetts :
Candlewick Press,
2017.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Shares the life of the first female to work as a professional balloonist, making more than sixty ascents until 1819, she became the first woman to die in an aviation accident. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
| Audience: | Elementary Grade |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0763677329 9780763677329 |
| Author Notes: | Matt Tavares has written and illustrated many books for children, including Crossing Niagara, Zachary's Ball, Oliver's Game, Mudball, Henry Aaron's Dream, There Goes Ted Williams, Becoming Babe Ruth, and Growing Up Pedro. He is also the illustrator of Alicia Potter's Jubilee!, Doreen Rappaport's Lady Liberty, and Kristin Kladstrup's The Gingerbread Pirates. He lives in Ogunquit, Maine. |
