Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
Author:
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Illustrator:
Brian Selznick
Publication:
1999 by Scholastic Press
Genre:
Biographical Fiction, Biography, Fiction, History, Non-fiction, Picture Books
Pages:
40
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Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt were birds of a feather. Not only were they two of the most admired and respected women of all time, they were also good friends. Illuminated here for the first time in picture book form is the true story of a thrilling night when they made history together.
On a brisk and cloudless evening in April 1933, Amelia and Eleanor did the unprecedented: They stole away from a White House dinner, commandeered an Eastern Air Transport plane, and took off on a glorious adventure—while still dressed in their glamorous evening gowns!
This picture book tour de force celebrates the pioneering spirit of two friends whose passion for life gave them the courage to defy convention in the name of fuulfillment, conviction, and fun. Soaring text, inspired by the known facts of this event, and breathtaking drawings ask readers to dream dreams as big as Amelia's and Eleanor's.
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Pam Muñoz Ryan
1951-American
Pam Muñoz Ryan is the recipient of the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award and the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award for multicultural literatu... See more
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Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
Reviewed by Sara Masarik
On a cloudless evening in April, 1933, Amelia Earhart attended a dinner at the White House. She and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt were good friends. As the dinner progressed, one of the reporters present mentioned that the First Lady had just received her student pilot’s license. Eleanor in turn asked Amelia what it was like to fly at night. At this point in aviation history, very few pilots had flown in the dark.
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