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Soar to new heights with the story of the world's most famous female pilot, Amelia Earhart!Even as a kid, Amelia Earhart was always looking for adventures. She had mud ball fights, explored caves, and even built a roller coaster in her backyard! And the adventures continued as she grew up. She took flying lessons and was soon performing stunts in the sky. Then she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic! Still, she wanted to achieve more. So Amelia set out to fly around the world. She took off and made stops in several countries. But tragedy struck when she was unable to find the small island she needed to land on in the Pacific Ocean. Despite rescue efforts, she was never found. But Amelia Earhart is still remembered today as a daring explorer who loved to fly.
About the Author
Barbara Lowell is the author of the picture books: Sparky and Spike: Charles Schulz and the Wildest, Smartest Dog Ever; My Mastodon; Behind the Bookcase: Miep Gies, Anne Frank and the Hiding Place; and more books for children, including the early readers: Daring Amelia; and Alexander Hamilton American Hero. She loves picture book biographies, chocolate, her cats and traveling to new places especially in Europe.She is an active member of SCBWI Oklahoma, a runner-up for SCBWI's Barbara Karlin Grant and a winner of the Katherine Patterson Prize at Hunger Mountain (Vermont College of Fine Arts.) Sparky & Spike received a Booklist starred review and is the recipient of a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Award. My Mastodon is a 2021 Oklahoma Book Award Winner and a 2021 "Great Reads from Great Places" book for the National Book Festival of the Library of Congress and received a Kirkus starred review. She lives in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Visit her at: https://www.barbaralowell.com Blog: It's History! A Blog for Parents, Teachers and Librarians to Share With Kids at: https://www.barbaralowell.com/blog-2/
