Billie Holladay Skelley

eBook, ePUB

Ruth Law (eBook, ePUB)

The Queen of the Air

Illustrator: Bowman, Rachel

Beschreibung

Travel back to 1916 with Ruth Bancroft Law to learn more about the early days of aviation in America. A remarkable pioneer, Law was one of the most daring, courageous, and successful aviators of her time. She set several records and inspired the nation with a bold and historic flight. In the process, she showed the world that women could be influential leaders and superb pilots.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 8.23MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

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: Goldminds Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 50
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781942905905
• Artikelnr.: 48049129