Lady Icarus: Balloonomania and the Brief, Bold Life of Sophie Blanchard

by Deborah Noyes

Book Overview

A riveting middle-grade biography about Sophie Blanchard, the first woman to work as a professional aeronaut in France in the late 1700s, set against the thrilling backdrop of early flight.

Before Amelia Earhart, there was Sophie Blanchard, the first woman to earn her living in the air. While no one knows the fate of Earhart, a terrified crowd of thousands looked on as French aeronaut Sophie Blanchard met her end in a tragic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593122038
• ISBN13: 9780593122037
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Random House Studio
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7