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Brave Harriet: The First Woman to Fly the English Channel by Marissa Moss, illustrated by C.F. Payne (Silver Whistle, 2001)
Quimby’s incredible accomplishment was overwhelmed by the press coverage of the sinking of the Titanic. Nonetheless, she made history.
Visit the Harriet Quimby Home Page for photos and more.
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.
Ruth Law Thrills a Nation by Don Brown (Houghton Mifflin, 1995)
In 1916, Law flew nonstop from Chicago to New York and set the American record. This is the story of her great achievement.
See a photo of Law and read a short history of her aviation life. Other links are also featured.
Flight by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Mike Wimmer (Putnam Juvenile paperback, 1997)
This is one of my all-time favorite picture book biographies. It is the dramatic account of Lindbergh’s solitary flight across the Atlantic in 1927 with picture-perfect artwork.
Information about the flight, flight timeline, Spirit of St. Louis, photos, documents, articles, and biographies can be found at CharlesLindbergh.com.
Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by E. B. Lewis (Orchard, 2002)
The first African-American woman airplane pilot’s story is told in approximately two-dozen fictionalized poems a.k.a. eulogies about her life.
PBS features a bio and photo of Coleman on their Fly Girls page.
