Amelia Lost
The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · October 15, 2019
Featured in the upcoming National Geographic documentary, Expedition Amelia!
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- Who it’s for
- Amelia Earhart’s daring flight and unresolved disappearance make for a compelling journey through aviation history.
- Themes
- Amelia Earhart’s life and disappearance, Women pioneers in aviation, The search for a missing plane
- Genres
- Biographies of Women for Kids, Aviation, 20th Century U.S.
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Featured in the upcoming National Geographic documentary, Expedition Amelia! This is a critically acclaimed look at the life, disappearance, and search for the legendary aviatrix, Amelia Earhart. On May 21, 1937, the most famous female pilot of all time, Amelia Earhart, set out to do the impossible: circumnavigate the globe at its widest point--27,000 miles in all. Just six weeks later, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.
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Eighty years have passed since that fateful flight; and still, Amelia's plane has never been found. Discover the thrilling life and tragic end of America's most famous trailblazing flier with this impeccably researched and masterfully crafted book from acclaimed author Candace Fleming. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Named a Best Book of the Year by: The Washington Post School Library Journal Kirkus Reviews
Flight Into Mystery
Amelia Earhart’s daring flight and unresolved disappearance make for a compelling journey through aviation history.
Come here for
- A pioneering aviator’s life and final flight
- The enduring puzzle of a plane never found
Expect
- A crafted look at Earhart’s life, disappearance, and search
- History centered on one of aviation’s most famous figures
Where it sits
| Aviation | 69% |
|---|---|
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 34% |
| 20th Century U.S. | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Biographies for Kids
- Girls & Young Women
- Aviation
- Authors
- Candace Fleming
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- October 15, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Amelia Earhart’s life and disappearance · Women pioneers in aviation · The search for a missing plane
- Reading lane
- Historical Biographies for Kids