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Flying Against the Wind: A Story About Beryl Markham


Book Description
A biography of the first person, man or woman, to fly alone across the Atlantic nonstop from England to North America, from her childhood in Africa to her record-setting flight.
Book Information
PublisherCarolrhoda Books
BindingLibrary Binding
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages64
ISBN-101575050811
ISBN-13978-1575050812
Publication Date02/1998
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About Andy Russell Bowen (Author) : Andy Russell Bowen is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Andy Russell Bowen include Back of Beyond: A Story About Lewis and Clark, Head Full of Notions: A Story A... more
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About Shelly O. Haas (Illustrator) : Shelly O. Haas is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Shelly O. Haas include The Schoolchildren's Blizzard (On My Own History), Where Do People ... more
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10/4/2015 rosemary ranck said: Beryl Markham is one of my heros and I want to give this book to my grand niece in hopes she will be inspired to fly higher. I'd love to have the author autograph it if I could get his contact info.
tags: Reading and would like to contact author

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