When Amelia Earhart Built a Roller Coaster

When Amelia Earhart Built a Roller Coaster
Author: Mark Andrew Weakland
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2017-12-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1515801500

Amelia Earhart was one of America's most famous aviators. But do you know what she was like as a child? From running on the river bluffs and playing football to building a roller coaster, Amelia Earhart was an active and confident child. This playful story of her childhood will help young readers connect with a historic figure and will inspire them to want to achieve greatness.

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart
Author: Lori Van Pelt
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2006-06-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780765310620

Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) was the best-known female aviator of her time. She set altitude records, speed records, and transcontinental flight records. Earhart championed the efforts of women in aviation. In 1937, she attempted to fly around the world but, just days before her fortieth birthday, vanished, together with navigator Fred Noonan, in the Pacific en route to tiny Howland Island. Searches continue, and the new technologies being employed may eventually solve the mystery.

You Can't Do That, Amelia!

You Can't Do That, Amelia!
Author: Kimberly Klier
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781590784679

Young Amelia dreams of learning to fly her own airplane and exploring the skies as one of the world's first female pilots. But girls in the early 20th century do not do such things. But Amelia is not easily discouraged, and eventually earns a place in American history. Full color.

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart
Author: John Parlin
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2012-02-29
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0307807835

"Women must try to do things as men have tried. " When she was eight years old, Amelia Earhart built a roller coaster and "flew" through the air. She loved to watch daredevil pilots fly loops in the sky. Amelia decided to pilot a plane herself, and became one of the first women to learn to fly. She broke flight records and in 1932 was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone. The whole world admired her courage and daring. Amelia Earhart disappeared while trying to set a new record flying all the way around the world at the equator, but her pioneer spirit inspired many others to follow in her path.

Daring Amelia

Daring Amelia
Author: Barbara Lowell
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2016-11-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0448487608

Soar to new heights with the story of the world's most famous female pilot, Amelia Earhart! Even as a kid, Amelia Earhart was always looking for adventures. She had mud ball fights, explored caves, and even built a roller coaster in her backyard! And the adventures continued as she grew up. She took flying lessons and was soon performing stunts in the sky. Then she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic! Still, she wanted to achieve more. So Amelia set out to fly around the world. She took off and made stops in several countries. But tragedy struck when she was unable to find the small island she needed to land on in the Pacific Ocean. Despite rescue efforts, she was never found. But Amelia Earhart is still remembered today as a daring explorer who loved to fly.

Sterling Biographies®: Amelia Earhart

Sterling Biographies®: Amelia Earhart
Author: Victoria Garrett Jones
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781402751578

A biography of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

When Martin Luther King Jr. Wore Roller Skates

When Martin Luther King Jr. Wore Roller Skates
Author: Mark Weakland
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2016-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 147959685X

Martin Luther King Jr. led the American Civil Rights Movement. But do you know what he was like as a child? From roller skating to playing football and basketbal, Martin was a fun-loving child. This playful story of his childhood will help young readers connect with a historic figure and will inspire them to want to achieve greatness.

A Picture Book of Amelia Earhart

A Picture Book of Amelia Earhart
Author: David A. Adler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Air pilots
ISBN: 9780823415175

This picture-book biography of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly across the Atlantic solo who mysteriously disappeared, features full-color illustrations.

How Do Hang Gliders Work?

How Do Hang Gliders Work?
Author: Jennifer Boothroyd
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 154150593X

Would you want to swoop through the air like a bird? Riding a hang glider is a fun way to fly. But a hang glider has no motor. How does the pilot take off? How does the hang glider stay in the air? Learn the answers in this book!