Amelia was a very daring girl and didnt agree as to why women couldnt do everything men could do, she obviously proved everyone wrong because she was the first female to fly around the world. Beginning with her childhood and ending with her mysterious disappearance the reader gets a upclose and personal look at the women named amelia earhart. Access thousands of highquality, free k12 articles, and create online assignments with them for your students. Amelia earhart, the first female pilot to fly across the atlantic ocean, mysteriously. Lost star is about amelia earhart the first female to fly around the world. Amelia remains a symbol of the power and perseverance of american women, and the adventurous spirit so essential to the american persona. The story of amelia earhart paperback january 1, 1990 by patricia g. Amelia earhart is one of the most popular female pilots to study in history, but. In 2017, a history channel documentary, amelia earhart.
Amelia mary earhart was an american aviation pioneer and author. Publication date 1988 topics earhart, amelia, 18971937, earhart, amelia, 18971937, air pilots, air pilots, women publisher new york. The story of amelia earheart, a short nonfiction book, is a quick, informative read. Nichols aircraft hit a tractor at the start of the runway and flipped over, forcing her out of. Improve your students reading comprehension with readworks. Enter the date on your record sheet when you start the task. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Amelia earhart true story what happened to amelia earhart. Lost star by patricia lauber is a nonfiction book that was published in 1988. During ten years of research, brink brought suits against the government, interviewed key witnesses willing to talk for the first time and made forays into the equatorial islands of the pacific and discovered the shocking truththe story of the roosevelt administrations plan to turn earharts last flight into a mission in espionage, her capture by the japanese and her likely survival as a prisoner of war.
Lauber author, patricia lauber author visit amazons patricia lauber page. Over half a century after amelia earhart and her plane disappeared into the. The story of amelia earheart by patricia lauber goodreads. Nonfiction biography historic figures womens history and experience tasks include. She was an intelligent and competent pilot who never panicked or lost her nerve, but. Lauber interest level 9 12 years grade level 4 7 reading level 5. Biography of amelia earhart amelia earhart endures in the american consciousness as one of the worlds most celebrated aviators. Patricia laubers biography of the famous pilot is rich with information on amelias life and the times in which she lived. The search for amelia earhart hardcover this is the seminal book on what really happened to amelia, the navy secretely swearing her in as a spy on the japanese on her world flight, the secret switch of planes when her original one was returned. The story of amelia earhart feedback users have never nevertheless still left his or her overview of the game, you arent see clearly nevertheless. Amelia mary earhart was born in atchison, kansas, in 1897, six years before the wright brothers first took flight. The story of amelia earhart literature unit book by patricia g. In her 1932 book last flight, she wrote that she saw her first airplane in 1910. Nonfiction until the day her plane disappeared over the south pacific in 1937, amelia earhart claimed one primary goal in her life, and that was the advancement of the achievements of women.
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