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Sheinkin, Steve.
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Powder Puff Derby -- Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Airplane racing -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Sheinkin, Steve.
Powder Puff Derby -- Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Airplane racing -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Born to fly : the first women's air race across America / Steve Sheinkin ; illustrations by Bijou Karman.
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Sheinkin, Steve.
Roaring Brook Press, c2019.
Call #:
797
.52
S543bf
Subjects
Powder Puff Derby -- Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Airplane racing -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781626721302
1626721300
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-260) and index.
Contents:
Born to fly -- Racing to the sky -- Golden age -- Dreams and nightmares -- Racing across the Atlantic -- Pushing limits -- Racing for records -- The Women's Air Derby -- Why we fly -- Starting line -- San Bernardino -- Troubles begin -- Marvel -- Critics attack -- Across Texas -- Back to Wichita -- The grind -- Finish line -- Racing the Atlantic, the sequel -- Epilogue : the race goes on.
Summary:
National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin tells the story of the 1929 Women's Air Derby, the first official all-female air race in the U.S.
Other authors:
Karman, Bijou.
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