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Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. From her early years to her mysterious 1937 disappearance while attempting a flight around the world, readers will find Amelia Earhart's life a fascinating story.
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Amelia Mary Earhart was born in her grandmother's house in Atchison, Kansas, on July 24, 1897. Read the first page
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Amelia Mary Earhart was born in her grandmother's house in Atchison, Kansas, on July 24, 1897. Read the first page
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This review is from: Who Was Amelia Earhart? (Paperback)
Reason for Reading: Read aloud to ds as part of our history curriculum.This is a basic biography of Amelia Earhart focusing on her accomplishments though it does tell her life story from her childhood onwards. The brief opening chapter explains how Amelia's name is nowadays associated with her disappearance and death, but that this book is not about her end but about her life. It gives a good look at Earhart's progress to becoming a pilot and her motivation to setting records, as well as exploring her impact on women of the time. An interesting aspect that I enjoyed was that within each chapter there is a time-out page which will give a brief explanation of a topic that has come up in the text, such as World's Fairs, the Wright brothers, Lindbergh, the depression, etc. One must just stop reading the story and take time-out to read them but they do add another dimension to the book that I enjoyed, especially seeing as the story was not particularly gripping. It does its job well, is a pleasant enough read but there is no connection for the reader with Amelia and no attempt made to make one. The illustrations, which are profuse with one on every single page, are not highly attractive, faces are usually at such a distance that a few lines will suffice for facial details and they are filled with cross-hatching and lines to fill in spaces. My son listened contentedly to the story, asked questions and was interested. But after seeing the first few illustrations had no desire to sit beside me and look at the pictures. There may be better books on the topic but if this is the one you read it will be enjoyable.
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Excellent,
By "tkain" (Staten Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Who Was Amelia Earhart? (Paperback)
My 7 year old son could not put this book down! He read the entire book in one afternoon, and then was able to complete his biography project for school without any additional research. The book brought Amelia Earhart to life; it was comprehensive and interesting, with so many insights that I had never known before. There were also numerous sketches and maps which would keep a youngster engaged throughout the book. This book gets a resounding "WOW!" from us.
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By "tkain" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Who Was Amelia Earhart? (Paperback)
My 7 year old son could not put this book down! He read the entire book in one afternoon, and then was able to complete his biography project for school without any additional research. The book brought Amelia Earhart to life; it was comprehensive and interesting, with so many insights that I had never known before. There were also numerous sketches and maps which would keep a youngster engaged throughout the book. This book gets a resounding "WOW!" from us.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Good book,
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This review is from: Who Was Amelia Earhart? (Paperback)
I am seven years old and I read this book because I barely knew anything about Amelia Earhart. After I read this book I know a lot about her and I think it is a good book. It was a good book because it was interesting and about a famous person. Hope my review was helpful to you.
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Entertaining, educational and well written - no illustrations,
By Laura "lolagranola91" - Published on Amazon.com
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I had a series of these books as a kid that were so well illustrated - that's what I was hoping this was - I was disappointed - no illustrations - but otherwise my 11 year old daughter and I enjoyed finding out about some famous people in history - you can easily get through a book in a night with an older child - or spread it out over a week and it makes Ameilia Earhart a human that you can really imagine.
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