Amelia Earhart: Courage in the Sky (Women of Our Time) [Paperback]

Mona Kerby (Author), Eileen McKeating (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Women of Our Time

Follows the life of the pilot who was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by herself in a plane.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6-- An adequate biography of the famous aviator, marred by Kerby's odd evaluation of significant events in Earhart's early life and her dismissive description of Earhart's attitude towards marriage as "strange." Full-page black-and-white drawings of unexceptional quality illustrate the text. Chadwick's Amelia Earhart (Lerner, 1987) covers the same material in a crisp, objective manner and includes photos and a map of Earhart's around-the-world flight. Lauber's Lost Star (Scholastic, 1988), for grades 5-8, is even better, as it is well written; thorough; and has an index, bibliography, photos, and maps. Brown's Amelia Earhart Takes Off (Whitman, 1985) is average but uninspiring. --Ann W. Moore, formerly at Lane Road Library, Columbus, OH
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (December 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 014034263X
• ISBN-13: 978-0140342635
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,910,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #97 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( E ) > Earhart, Amelia

More About the Author

I've published a variety of books. My most recent, OWNEY, THE MAIL-POUCH POOCH, published by Frances Foster of Farrar, Straus & Giroux, has been nominated to several state reading award lists. Find activities such as online Owney puzzles, safe Owney blogging, Readers' Theater, and videos at www.monakerby.com .