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Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"When Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific in 1937, she was at the height of her fame. Fascination with Earhart remains just as strong today, as her mysterious disappearance continues to inspire speculation. In this nuanced and often surprising biography, acclaimed aviation historian Kathleen C. Winters moves beyond the caricature of the spunky, precocious pilot to offer a more complex portrait. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary accounts,...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
As world-famous aviator Amelia Earhart closed in on her record-setting attempt to fly around the world in July 1937, she disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean - vanishing without a trace. Did she run out of fuel and crash into the sea? Or could she have survived?
10) Amelia Earhart
Author
Series
Publisher
Weekly Reader Early Learning Library
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
11) Amelia Earhart
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts; definitions of key words; and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to this book. Earhart, Amelia.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
""Don't take women when you go exploring!" In 1932, Roy Chapman Andrews, the president of the Explorers Club, told hundreds of female students at Barnard College that women and exploration could never mix. He obviously didn't know a thing about either... The Girl Explorers is the inspirational and untold story of the women who broke apart the stuffy men's club and founded the Society of Woman Geographers (SWG), and how some key members-including Blair...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Keith O'Brien weaves together the stories of five remarkable women: Florence Klingensmith, a high school dropout who worked for a dry cleaner in Fargo, North Dakota; Ruth Elder, an Alabama housewife; Amelia Earhart, the most famous, but not necessarily the most skilled; Ruth Nichols, who chafed at the constraints of her blue blood family's expectations; and Louise Thaden, the mother of two young kids who got her start selling coal in Wichita, Kansas....
Author
Series
Publisher
Portable Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 550L
Language
English
Description
"When Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932, she immediately became an American icon and a subject of endless fascination for generations to come. In Amelia Earhart: Pioneer of the Sky!, the story of the bold and daring aviator's life is presented in graphic novel format, with full-color illustrations and historically accurate details. From her hardscrabble childhood to her final flight--and...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
When the Museum of Natural History is closed for renovations, the museum pieces are moved into federal storage at the famous Smithsonian Institution. It houses the world's largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections. These range from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone's rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy's ruby slippers. From Fonzie's leather jacket to Archie Bunker's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 950L
Language
English
Description
"Explore the story of Amelia Earhart as she embarks on her second and final journey around the globe. A story of determination, heart, and courage, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into the daring grit of the aviation pioneer--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that fly off the page"--
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