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August 17 Birthday: Eilnor Smith

by Anne on August 17, 2010

Elinor Smith, aviator

August 17, 1911- March 19, 2010

Soar, Elinor by Tami Lewis Brown, illustrated by Francois Roca. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.

Coming this October!

Pioneering aviator, Elinor Smith, took her first airplane ride at the age of six. By ten she was taking lessons and at fifteen flew her first solo. A daredevil and a record-breaker, Elinor Smith soared.

The Woman Pilot Magazine features an article with photographs about the amazing Smith.

July 24 Birthday: Amelia Earhart

by Anne on July 24, 2010

Amelia Earhart, aviator

July 24, 1897-July 2, 1937 (missing)

Sky Pioneer: A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart by Corinne Szabo (National Geographic Children’s Books, reprint, 2007)

What happened to Earhart and her plane? Though the answer remains a mystery, this book takes readers on a journey of what is known about her.

Tour the Official Site of Amelia Earhart to learn more about her life, achievements and disappearance.

July 1 Birthday: Louis Bleriot

by Anne on July 1, 2010

Louis Bleriot, aviator

July 1, 1872-August 2, 1936

The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909 by Alice and Martin Provensen (Viking Juvenile, 1983)

This Caldecott Medal Winner takes readers on the glorious journey of the man who flew across the English Channel first.

A photo and information about Bleriot, are on the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission site.

April 16 Birthday: Wilbur Wright

by Anne on April 16, 2010

Wilbur Wright, aviator

Apr. 16, 1867-May 30, 1912

Into the Air: The Story of the Wright Brothers by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Bill Wylie (Silver Whistle Paperbacks, 2002)

Using comic-book style art, this book takes readers on a journey of the two brothers who were determined to fly.

NASA’s biography of Wilbur Wright has links to the invention process, researched flight, tested theories and other associated ideas.

February 14 Birthday: Katherine Stinson Otero

by Anne on February 14, 2010

Katherine Stinson Otero, aviator

Feb. 14, 1891-July 8, 1977

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Katherine Stinson Otero, High Flyer by Neila Skinner Petrick, illustrated by Daggi Wallace (Pelican, 2006)

High flyer, indeed. Stinson was the fourth woman in the U.S. to earn a pilot’s license and performed throughout the world. But when she was denied permission to fly for the armed services in WWI, she raised money for the effort by flying in exhibitions.

The U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission posts a bio of Stinson on their site.