Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot Contributor(s): Smith, Matthew Clark (Author), Tavares, Matt (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763677329 ISBN-13: 9780763677329 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2017 * Out of Print * |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Aviation - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 6-9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 1-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 790(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.7" W x 11.9" L (1.10 lbs) 32 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2016 School Library Journal 01/01/2017 pg. 114 Publishers Weekly 02/13/2017 Booklist 02/15/2017 pg. 74 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 233 - Recommended, Satisfactory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 188184 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
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Publisher Description: Take to the skies with the beautifully told tale of Sophie Blanchard -- a woman meant for the air -- as she discovers the incomparable sensation of flight. Behold the story of Sophie Blanchard, an extraordinary woman who is largely forgotten despite her claim to being the very first female pilot in history. In eighteenth-century France, "balloonomania" has fiercely gripped the nation . . . but all of the pioneering aeronauts are men. The job of shattering that myth falls to a most unlikely figure: a shy girl from a seaside village, entirely devoted to her dream of flight. Sophie is not the first woman to ascend in a balloon, nor the first woman to accompany an aeronaut on a trip, but she will become the first woman to climb to the clouds and steer her own course. The words of Matthew Clark Smith bring Sophie's story to light after so many years, while Matt Tavares's atmospheric art and unique perspectives take her to new heights. |
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