Overview
Based on Karyn Parson's critically acclaimed Sweet Blackberry video series comes the story of Bessie Coleman, the first African American pilot to fight for her right to fly.Before Bessie Coleman blazed a high trail with her plane . . . Before she performed in death-defying flying shows that would earn her fame as "Queen Bess" . . . Before she traveled the country speaking out against discrimination, Bessie was a little girl with a big imagination that took her to the sky, through the clouds, and past the birds.
Knocking down barriers one by one, Bessie endured racism and grueling training to become the first black female pilot and an inspiration to Mae Jemison, Josephine Baker, and many more influential people of color for years to come.
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The book, Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight (A Sweet Blackberry Book) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780316457194 in Hardcover by Karyn Parsons may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
12/01/2020
ISBN-10:
0316457191
ISBN-13:
9780316457194
Pages:
48
Publisher:
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
