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Lighter than air : Sophie Blanchard, the first woman pilot /

Shares the life of the first female to work as a professional balloonist, making more than sixty ascents until 1819, she became the first woman to die in an aviation accident.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Matthew Clark, 1982- (Author)
Other Authors: Tavares, Matt (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition 2017.
Subjects:
Blanchard, Marie-Madeleine-Sophie Armand, > 1778-1819 > Juvenile literature.
Blanchard, Marie-Madeleine-Sophie Armand, > 1778-1819.
Blanchard, Marie-Madeleine-Sophie Armand, > 1778-1819.
Women balloonists > France > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Balloonists > France > Biography > Juvenile literature.
France > History > 18th century > Juvenile literature.
Balloonists.
France > History > 18th century.
Women > Biography.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Women.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Technology > Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Transportation > Aviation.
Women balloonists.
France.
Women balloonists > Biography.
Balloonists > Biography.
1700-1799
Biographies.
Biography.
History.
Juvenile works.

Evans: Curriculum Collection (4th floor)

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Call Number: TL620.B62 S65 2017
 
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