{
"item_title" : "The Flying Girl",
"item_author" : [" Margarita Engle", "Sara Palacios "],
"item_description" : "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.",
"item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/48/144/502/1481445022_b.jpg",
"price_data" : {
"retail_price" : "18.99", "online_price" : "18.99", "our_price" : "18.99", "club_price" : "18.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : ""
}
}
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.
Customers Also Bought
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
Related Categories
