Bibliograph

Born to fly, the first women's air race across America, Steve Sheinkin ; illustrations by Bijou Karman

Type

Label

Born to fly, the first women's air race across America, Steve Sheinkin ; illustrations by Bijou Karman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

photographsillustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Intended audience

930L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 10-14

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Born to fly

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Steve Sheinkin ; illustrations by Bijou Karman

Sub title

the first women's air race across America

Summary

"National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin tells the story of the 1929 Women's Air Derby, the first official all-female air race in the U.S."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Born to fly -- Racing to the sky -- Golden age -- Dreams and nightmares -- Racing across the Atlantic -- Pushing limits -- Racing for records -- The Women's Air Derby -- Why we fly -- Starting line -- San Bernardino -- Troubles begin -- Marvel -- Critics attack -- Across Texas -- Back to Wichita -- The grind -- Finish line -- Racing the Atlantic, the sequel -- Epilogue : the race goes on -- Source notes -- Works cited -- Acknowledgements -- Index

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

First women's air race across America1st women's air race across America

Classification