Billie Holladay Skelley

Gebundenes Buch

Hugh Armstrong Robinson

The Story of Flying Lucky 13

Beschreibung

Children's Biography: A remarkable engineer, inventor, and pilot, Hugh Armstrong Robinson performed many first-flight feats and was one of the most successful aviators of his time. His concept for quickly decelerating a plane by catching a cable was so successful it is still used today. Robinson devoted his life to advancing the field of aviation and to making the dream of human flight a reality.

Autor

Billie Holladay Skelley, a retired clinical nurse specialist, earned her bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has written several health-related articles for both professional and lay journals, but her writing crosses different genres and has appeared in various journals, magazines, and anthologies in print and online-ranging from the American Journal of Nursing to Chicken Soup for the Soul. An award-winning author, she has written thirteen books for children and teens. Her book, Ruth Law: The Queen of the Air, was selected to receive the 2021 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Children's Literature Award, and her book, Bass Reeves: Legendary Lawman of the Wild West, received a 2024 Will Rogers Medallion Award and a 2024 Spur Award.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Crossing Time Press
• Seitenzahl: 44
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 261g
• ISBN-13: 9781959489023
• ISBN-10: 195948902X
• Artikelnr.: 67350340