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48 pp.
| DK |
April, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-7894-5436-X$$12.95
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PaperISBN 0-7894-5435-1$$3.95
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K-3Eyewitness Readers series.
Beginning with a glimpse at her difficult childhood with an alcoholic father, this is a serviceable account of the legendary pilot's accomplishments. Archival photos and textbook-like illustrations compete for space with the main text and with sidebars that provide social and historical context. Some of the sidebar information is only vaguely related to the text but doesn't detract too much from the main subject. Glos.