Anneographies » aviator http://www.annebustard.com/anneographies Anne Bustard Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:41:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 August 17 Birthday: Eilnor Smith http://www.annebustard.com/anneographies/2010/08/august-17-birthday-eilnor-smith/ http://www.annebustard.com/anneographies/2010/08/august-17-birthday-eilnor-smith/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:29:21 +0000 Anne http://www.annebustard.com/anneographies/?p=3549 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.

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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.

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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.

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