Wings and Rockets: The Story of Women in Air and Space

by Jeannine Atkins

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Celebrating the hundredth anniversary of powered flight From Katharine Wright, sister of the Wright brothers, to Eileen Collins, the first woman commander of a spacecraft, scores of women have played critical roles in our country's history of aviation. Wilbur and Orville Wright, who pioneered powered flight in 1903, knew how much they owed to Katharine. "When the world speaks of the Wrights," said Orville, "they should not forget our sister." Although...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0374384509

ISBN13:9780374384500

Release Date:March 2003

Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux

Length:208 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Age Range:10 to 14 years

Grade Range:Grades 5 to 9

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Aeronautics & Space Astronomy & Space Biographies Cars, Trains & Things That Go Children's Children's Books Girls & Women Growing Up & Facts of Life History Planes & Aviation Science & Math Science & Technology Technology

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