Fearless flyer : Ruth Law and her flying machine / Heather Lang ; illustrated by Raúl Colón.
2016
PZ7.1.L3435 Fe 2016 (Mapit)
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Title
Fearless flyer : Ruth Law and her flying machine / Heather Lang ; illustrated by Raúl Colón.
Author
Lang, Heather, 1966- author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781620916506 (hardback)
1620916509 (hardback)
1620916509 (hardback)
Published
Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2016]
Language
English
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Call Number
PZ7.1.L3435 Fe 2016
Summary
On November 19, 1916, at 8:25 a.m., Ruth Law took off on a flight that aviation experts thought was doomed. She set off to fly nonstop from Chicago to New York City. Sitting at the controls of her small bi-plane, exposed to the elements, Law battled fierce winds and numbing cold. When her engine ran out of fuel, she glided for two miles and landed at Hornell, New York. Even though she fell short of her goal, she had broken the existing cross-country distance record. And with her plane refueled, she got back in the air and headed for New York City where crowds waited to greet her.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Audience
AD700L lexile
Sentence length: 3 (medium) Word frequency: 1 (very easy) Lexile.
Sentence length: 3 (medium) Word frequency: 1 (very easy) Lexile.
Awards
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2017
Added Author
Colón, Raúl, illustrator.
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