women air pilots

Describes Amelia Earhart's determination and efforts to become one of the world's first female pilots.

A biography of the female aviator who was the first woman to fly alone across the country.

In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she relates what she must to survive while keeping secret all that she can.

Examines the various pieces of evidence and eyewitness accounts surrounding the disappearance of aviator Amelia Earhart in 1937, the different rumors of her actual mission, and assumptions that she and her navigator, Fred Noonan, survived and were captured by the Japanese.

Provides an easy-to-read introduction to the life of Amelia Earhart.

A biography of the pilot who was the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic and who was later lost at sea, attempting to fly around the world.

A biography of Amelia Earhart who, four years after becoming the first woman passenger to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, became the first woman pilot to do so, as well.

Summarizes the lives and accomplishments of five women who were early pioneers in aviation.

A biography of Amelia Earhart, discussing her childhood, passion for helping people, accomplishments as a pilot, and final flight.

"Read about these heroes of exploration and flight: Orville and Wilbur Wright, Matthew Henson and Robert Peary, Richard Byrd, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Jacqueline Cochran, Neil Armstrong, and Sally Ride"--Provided by publisher.