Lighter Than Air: Candlewick Biographies: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781536205558)

"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 flight are brought beautifully to life by Tavares." -- Booklist (starred review)

Take to the skies with 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 eighteenth-century France, "balloonomania" has fiercely gripped the nation . . . but all of the pioneering aeronauts are men until a shy girl comes along, devoted to her dream of flight. Sophie is not the first woman to ascend in a balloon, nor the first woman to accompany an aeronaut on a trip, but she will become the first woman to climb to the clouds and steer her own course.

Author: Matthew Clark Smith
ISBN-10: 1536205559
ISBN-13: 9781536205558
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 03/19/2019
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
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