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Flying Free
- Author
- Karyn Parsons
- Narrator
- Karyn Parsons
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio for Young Listeners
- Publish Date
- 7 December 2021
- Run Time
- 16 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Transport and vehicles
What to expect
Before Bessie Coleman blazed a high trail with her plane . . . Before she performed in death-defying flying shows that would earn her fame as "Queen Bess" . . . Before she traveled the country speaking out against discrimination, Bessie was a little girl with a big imagination that took her to the sky, through the clouds, and past the birds.
Knocking down barriers one by one, Bessie endured racism and grueling training to become the first black female pilot and an inspiration to Mae Jemison, Josephine Baker, and many more influential people of color for years to come.
Critics Review
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“A nice biography of a trailblazer who broke a glass ceiling in aviation for women, and for people of color.”—School Library Journal
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“[R. Gregory] Christie’s stylized illustrations bring life to Coleman’s trailblazing achievements.”—Publishers Weekly
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"[A] worthy introduction."—Booklist
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Details
- Author
- Karyn Parsons
- Narrator
- Karyn Parsons
- Duration
- 16 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 December 2021
- ISBN
- 9781549139840
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio for Young Listeners
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Transport and vehicles
Synopsis
Based on Karyn Parson's critically acclaimed Sweet Blackberry video series comes the story of Bessie Coleman, the first African American female to earn her pilot's license.Before Bessie Coleman blazed a high trail with her plane . . . Before she performed in death-defying flying shows that would earn her fame as "Queen Bess" . . . Before she traveled the country speaking out against discrimination, Bessie was a little girl with a big imagination that took her to the sky, through the clouds, and past the birds.Knocking down barriers one by one, Bessie endured racism and grueling training to become the first black female pilot and an inspiration to Mae Jemison, Josephine Baker, and many more influential people of color for years to come.
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