Nobody Owns the Sky: The Story of "brave Bessie" Coleman (Hardcover)

from conuly

Quick - name a female aviator! Yes, yes, Amelia Earhart. Now name another one. Can't do it, can you? Well, how about Bessie Coleman - first African-American, man or woman, to have a pilot's license, and first American of ANY race or gender to have an international pilot's license - and she did i...

from matthewbloome

This was a rhyming story about Bessie Coleman written by Charles Lindbergh's daughter. That's kind of an interesting mix. Anyway, the illustrations and the poetry are both pretty well done. It's an approachable text for younger readers though it is fairly long.

from kris0812

This rhyming picture book is a kid friendly biography of Bessie Coleman. Though a black woman born in Texas, stuck picking cotton for living, she knew she wanted to fly. Bessie Coleman followed her dreams and became the first African American pilot.

from kris0812

This rhyming picture book is a kid friendly biography of Bessie Coleman. Though a black woman born in Texas, stuck picking cotton for living, she knew she wanted to fly. Bessie Coleman followed her dreams and became the first African American pilot.