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Lighter than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot: Candlewick Biographies
Language: en
Pages: 41
Authors: Matthew Clark Smith
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-03-19 - Publisher: Candlewick

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“Smith tells Sophie’s inspiring story with a buoyant sense of wonder, fitting for a woman who was happiest in the air. Her accomplishments and passion for f
Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot
Language: en
Pages: 33
Authors: Matthew Clark Smith
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-03-14 - Publisher: Candlewick Press

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Shares the life of the first female to work as a professional balloonist, making more than sixty ascents until 1819, when she became the first woman to die in a
Lighter Than Air
Language: en
Pages: 32
Authors: Matthew Clark Smith
Categories: Ballooning
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Behold the story of Sophie Blanchard, an extraordinary woman who is largely forgotten despite her claim to being the very first female pilot in history. In eigh
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
Language: en
Pages: 45
Authors: Kathryn Gibbs Davis
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
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Examines how the engineer George Ferris invented and constructed the amusement park ride that bears his name for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
The Secret World of Walter Anderson
Language: en
Pages: 48
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“A gorgeous chronicle of a versatile southern American artist.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In a beautifully crafted biography, Hester Bass and Calde