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Borden, Louise , Kroeger, Mary Kay

Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman

40 pp. | McElderry | January, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-689-82457-2 $$16.00
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Teresa Flavin. The story of Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman pilot, is told in sometimes stilted free verse, with brightly colored, simple gouache illustrations that depict scenes from her life. Bessie's commitment to her goal and willingness to work hard to achieve it are highlighted in the lengthy yet fast-moving narrative, which concludes with her tragic death in 1926 at the age of thirty-four.
Reviewer: CHristine Sarrazin

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