Ancient Babylon (Explore Ancient Worlds)

Thunderbirds: Thunderbirds Forever! (Festival Readers)

When We Walked on the Moon

My Journey to the Stars

I Am Neil Armstrong: Ordinary People Change the World

Astronauts

Chuck Yeager Goes Supersonic: An Action-Packed, True Flying Adventure

Can You Get Rainbows in Space?: A Colourful Compendium of Space and Science

Women Of Action

A Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People From the very first days of aviation, women were there. Katherine Wright, though not a pilot, helped her brothers Orville and Wilbur so much that some called her the "Third Wright Brother." Pioneers such as Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of France ignored those who ignorantly claimed that only men possessed the physical strength or the mental capacity to pilot an airplane, and in 1910 became the first woman awarded a license to fly. A year later, Harriet Quimby was the first woman to earn a pilot's license in the United States and in 1912 flew across the English Channel-another first.           Author Karen Bush Gibson profiles 26 women aviators who sought out and met challenges both in the sky and on the ground, where some still questioned their abilities. Read about barnstormers like Bessie Coleman and racers like Louise Thaden, who bested Amelia Earhart and Pancho Barnes to win the 1929 Women's Air Derby, sometimes called the Powder Puff Derby. Learn about Jacqueline Cochran who, during World War II, organized and trained the Women Airforce Service Pilots-the WASPs-to serve their country by ferrying airplanes from factories to the front lines and pulling target planes during anti-aircraft artillery training. And see how female pilots today continue to achieve and serve while celebrating their love of flight. 

Empowerment

Adventure

Growth Mindset

Women Aviators: 26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys (Women of Action)

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Ancient Babylon (Explore Ancient Worlds)

Karen Gibson, 2012

Thunderbirds: Thunderbirds Forever! (Festival Readers)

Kate Egan, Jesus Redondo, Eric Binder, 2004

When We Walked on the Moon

David Long, 2019

My Journey to the Stars

André Ceolin, Scott Kelly, 2017

I Am Neil Armstrong: Ordinary People Change the World

Christopher Eliopoulos, Brad Meltzer, 2018

Astronauts

Christiane Engel, 2017

Chuck Yeager Goes Supersonic: An Action-Packed, True Flying Adventure

Alan Biermann, 2012

Can You Get Rainbows in Space?: A Colourful Compendium of Space and Science

Dr. Sheila Kanani, 2023