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The Flying Girl|Margarita Engle

The Flying Girl : How Aida de Acosta Learned to Soar

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Overview

In this beautiful picture book filled with soaring words and buoyant illustrations, award-winners Margarita Engle and Sara Palacios tell the inspiring true story of A da de Acosta, the first woman to fly a motorized aircraft. On a lively street in the lovely city of Paris, a girl named A da glanced up and was dazzled by the sight of an airship. Oh, how she wished she could soar through the sky like that The inventor of the airship, Alberto, invited A da to ride with him, but she didn't want to be a passenger. She wanted to be the pilot. A da was just a teenager, and no woman or girl had ever flown before. She didn't let that stop her, though. All she needed was courage and a chance to try.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781481445023
  • ISBN-10: 1481445022
  • Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
  • Publish Date: March 2018
  • Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.8 pounds
  • Page Count: 40
  • Reading Level: Ages 4-8

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