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Born to fly: the first women's air race across America

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Author:
Sheinkin, Steve
Publisher:
Roaring Brook Press
Publication Date:
2019
Edition:
First edition
Language:
English
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Essex Children's Nonfiction
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"National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin tells the story of the 1929 Women's Air Derby, the first official all-female air race in the U.S."--

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Biography
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History
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United States -- History
Women
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Women air pilots
Women air pilots -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature

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Karman, Bijou,illustrator
ISBN:
9781626721302
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Lexile measure:
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