Dreams take flight the story of deaf pilot Nellie Zabel Willhite

"After losing her hearing at four and following a tumultuous education, Nellie Zabel was introduced to the world of flight while working at the Sioux Falls airport. The planes and pilots captured her imagination as she watched them sail alongside the birds. With some encouragement, she enrolled in p...

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Main Author: Richman, Brittany (Author)
Other Authors: Monnin, Alisha (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor, Michigan : Sleeping Bear Press, 2025.
Series:Own voices, own stories
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100 1 |a Richman, Brittany,  |e author. 
245 1 0 |a Dreams take flight :  |b the story of deaf pilot Nellie Zabel Willhite /  |c by Brittany Richman ; illustrated by Alisha Monnin. 
264 1 |a Ann Arbor, Michigan :  |b Sleeping Bear Press,  |c 2025. 
300 |a 1 volume (unpaged) :  |b color illustrations ;  |c 24 cm. 
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520 |a "After losing her hearing at four and following a tumultuous education, Nellie Zabel was introduced to the world of flight while working at the Sioux Falls airport. The planes and pilots captured her imagination as she watched them sail alongside the birds. With some encouragement, she enrolled in pilot training--carefully tailoring the courses to accommodate her deafness. In 1928, she took off on her own, becoming the first female pilot in South Dakota--and the first deaf pilot in the nation."--Amazon. 
521 1 |a 05-08. 
521 2 |a K-03. 
600 1 0 |a Willhite, Nellie Zabel,  |d 1892-1991  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
650 0 |a Women air pilots  |z South Dakota  |x History  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
650 0 |a Deaf women  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
655 7 |a Biographies  |v Juvenile. 
700 1 |a Monnin, Alisha,  |e illustrator. 
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