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Love is in the air

the story of aviation pioneer Nancy Harkness Love
2023
A picture book biography about Nancy Harkness Love, the first female to serve for the Army Air Force and instrumental in founding the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) in World War II.

Amelia Earhart

a graphic novel
2022
"This graphic novel tells the story of Ameila Earhart, the first women to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean"--OCLC.

West with the night

2013
Memoirs of Beryl Markham, who grew up in East Africa, became a bush pilot in Africa, and, in 1936, made the first solo flight East to West across the Atlantic.

The last 8

"After an alien attack devastates the Earth, pilot and future astronaut Clover Martinez bands with seven other teens in a struggle to survive"--Provided by publisher.

Free fall into peril

2023
"US pilot Ed Cuttling thought it was his last mission before he could leave the Second World War and return to the States. but when his plane malfunctions and he is forced to parachute into Nazi-occupied Poland, Ed realizes he has a long journey home ahead of him, if he can make it back alive.

The great air race

glory, tragedy, and the dawn of American aviation
2023
Reclaiming one of the most important moments in American aviation history, this incredible, untold story recounts the transcontinental air race of October 1919, which riveted a nation as the aviators pioneered the first coast-to-coast air route, despite much drama and tragedy.

Defiant

2023
"Spensa needs all the knowledge she gathered in the Nowhere to end the Superiority's quest for galactic dominance, but first she must determine how far she is willing to go for victory"--Publisher.

Amelia lost

the life and disappearance of Amelia Earhart
2019
"On May 21, 1937, the most famous female pilot of all time, Amelia Earhart, set out to do the impossible: circumnavigate the globe at its widest point, flying 27,000 miles in all. Just six weeks later, her plane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. More than eighty years have passed since that fateful flight, and the plane has never been found. Discover the . . . life and tragic end of America's most famous trailblazing flier . . ."--Back cover.

Helicopters

2023
Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to helicopters. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade.

Lightyear

Presents the origin story of Buzz Lightyear, a young test pilot turned Space Ranger and the inspiration behind the beloved toy.

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