The Jerrie Mock Story: The First Woman to Fly Solo around the World

by Nancy Roe Pimm

Book Overview

A Junior Library Guild selection
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Official 2016 Summer Reading List

In this biography for middle-grade readers, Nancy Roe Pimm tells the story of Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world. In her trusty Cessna, The Spirit of Columbus-also known as Charlie-she traveled from Columbus, Ohio, on an eastward route that totaled nearly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821422154
• ISBN13: 9780821422151
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 7