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Title details for Bessie Coleman by Sally M. Walker - Available

Bessie Coleman

Daring to Fly

by Sally M. Walker
Janice Lee Porter
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High in the sky, Bessie Coleman could soar like a bird. She was free—at least until she landed. As a black woman in the 1920s, she wasn't allowed to learn how to fly. Forced to travel to France to learn, she became the first African American woman to earn her pilot's license. Whether she was wing-walking, giving a speech, parachuting, or flying, Coleman inspired people with her bravery and resolve.

  • Creators

  • Series

    On My Own Biography

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 1, 2003

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781575057132

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 9781575057132
      • File size: 11570 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.5
    • Lexile® Measure: 590
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2003
      Considering vocabulary and sentence limitations, these authors adequately present the lives of their subjects: Banneker pioneered as a black farmer, surveyor, and almanac writer; Coleman as a black woman pilot; and Nightingale as a wealthy Englishwoman who founded a nursing school and corps. The biographies' illustrations are colorful if somewhat static. Afterword, timeline. [Review covers these On My Own Biography titles: "Benjamin Banneker, Bessie Coleman, " and "Florence Nightingale". ]

      (Copyright 2003 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • PDF ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.5
  • Lexile® Measure:590
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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