Amelia Earhart: Pioneering Aviator and Force for Women's Rights

by Diane Dakers

Book Overview

As a girl, Amelia Earhart aspired to a future that would take her beyond the family and medical problems of her younger years, as well as the restrictions imposed on her because she was female. Widely celebrated for her long-distance flights, she also set records for altitude and speed, and helped develop passenger airline service. As a writer and magazine editor, Earhart also further advanced the cause of flight and of women in aviation. Her disappearance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778725626
• ISBN13: 9780778725626
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9