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Author
Series
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Why is Amelia Earhart an aviation hero? She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, broke flying records and wrote best-selling books, and fought for the equal treatment of women. Her disappearance while attempting to fly around the world remains an unsolved mystery. Explore the legacy of one of aviation's most courageous and determined pilots in this fascinating guide to her incredible life." -- Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"On June 1, 1937, famous pilot Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, took off in their small plane. Earhart's goal was to make a record-breaking flight around the world. On the last part of the flight, they approached Howland Island to refuel. Before they could land, radio communication from Earhart stopped, and the plane disappeared. Search efforts turned up few clues. What happened to Earhart and Noonan? Explore the theories and learn why...
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this brand-new, 2016, high-definition program, students will learn all about Amelia Earhart. What was Amelia like as a child? What important influences in her life ignited her passion for planes and flying? What were her major accomplishments and historic flights? The answers to all of this are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, exciting video and an ₁animated₂ appearance from Amelia Earhart herself!
Author
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...
11) Amelia Earhart
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Provides a simple introduction to the life of Amelia Earhart and how she refused to give up on her dream to become a pilot and continued to break records right up until her mysterious disappearance.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
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"--
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
History is larger than life, and twice as funny, in this monumental comedy sequel. Larry Daley is a former night watchman at the Museum of Natural History, where the exhibits come to life after dark. Now Larry's nocturnal friends are being retired to the archives of the Smithsonian Institution, luring him back for a hilarious, all-out battle against museum misfits who plan to take over the Smithsonian, and the world.
14) Air: 3Pure land
Author
Publisher
Berger Books, an Imprint of Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
What began as a search for her mysterious lover has transported flight attendant Blythe into a dangerous territory of double agents, metalhead jihadists, and Zayn's alarming past--with none other than Amelia Earhart at her side. Blythe has begun to harness her perplexing power and is one step closer to controlling time and space. But reality is not the only thing that needs piloting; she will first need to manage her own suspicions...and her addiction....
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
National Geographic Explorer, Dr. Robert Ballard is planning an expedition to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Follow the clues that have led Ballard to a remote island in the Pacific and delves into Earhart herself, especially how she became one of the most intriguing and inspirational figures in history.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Long before Amelia Earhart became a superstar, she was a girl who longed to touch the stars. But the dresses women had to wear at the time made those dreams seem almost impossible. Amelia didn't let that stop her. As a young aviator breaking records and expectations, she learned to fly her plane with flair. Later, she dared to create a trendsetting fashion line for active women like herself. Soaring in Style tells the groundbreaking story of how...
17) Amelia
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Kansas-born girl, Amelia Earhart discovers the thrill of aviation at age 23. Within 12 years she goes on to win the Distinguished Flying Cross for being the first woman to pilot a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia and her husband/business partner George Putnam have an enduring marriage that could not be broken by her determination to fly, nor her passionate affair with Gene Vidal. At age 39, she sets out on an attempt to circumnavigate...
Author
Series
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This "is a biography of the life--and disappearance--of Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator who was the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic in 1928. But did Amelia's plane really crash and sink in 1937, or was her fate entirely different"--
Author
Language
English
Description
Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi-day events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Well, the men were hailed. Female pilots were more often ridiculed than praised for what the press portrayed as silly efforts to horn in on a manly, and deadly, pursuit. Keith...
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