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Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman Reprint Edition
Contributor(s): Borden, Louise (Author), Kroeger, Mary Kay (Author), Flavin, Teresa (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0689864620 ISBN-13: 9780689864629
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2004
Annotation: The life story of the first African American to earn a pilot's license is revealed. "A flight well-worth taking."--"Publishers Weekly," starred review. Full color.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century

Dewey: B

LCCN: 99017398

Age Level: 9-12

Grade Level: 4-7

Lexile Measure: 820(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.17" H x 7.98" W x 9.64" L (0.32 lbs) 40 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Sex & Gender - Feminine

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 01/12/2004 pg. 56
Publishers Weekly 01/12/2004

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 46137
Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
When Bessie Coleman was a child, she wanted to be in school -- not in the cotton fields of Texas, helping her family earn money. She wanted to be somebody significant in the world. So Bessie did everything she could to learn under the most challenging of circumstances. At the end of every day in the fields she checked the foreman's numbers -- made sure his math was correct. And this was just the beginning of a life of hard work and dedication that really paid off: Bessie became the first African-American to earn a pilot's license. She was somebody.

Contributor Bio(s): Borden, Louise: - Louise Borden graduated from Denison University with a degree in history. She taught first graders and preschoolers and later was a part-owner of a bookstore in Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to writing children's books, she also speaks regularly to young students about the writing process. Her books include Good Luck, Mrs. K!, which won the Christopher Medal, and The A+ Custodian. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, and you can visit her at LouiseBorden.com.

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