Love Is in the Air
The Story of Aviation Pioneer Nancy Harkness Love
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
17 January 2024
Summary
Take off with Nancy Harkness Love, first female pilot to serve in the Army Air Forces and founder of the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) during World War II, in this picture book biography perfect for readers of Fly, Girl, Fly! or Fearless Flyer.
In 1930, when Nancy Harkness was sixteen years old, she took a ride in a biplane and fell in love with flight. But at that time, women weren’t encouraged to pursue careers in aviation.
Despite the barriers…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781534484191 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1534484191 |
| Author: | Dee Romito, Vivian Mineker |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Aladdin |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 17 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 481g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 254mm x 13mm |
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Critics Review
“A straightforward biography that may inspire an interest in history and aviation.” * –Kirkus Reviews *
About The Author
Dee Romito
Dee Romito is an author of fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, including the Fort Builders Inc. chapter book series and several middle grade stories. Her debut picture book, Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott, received a starred review from Booklist, and The Last Plastic Straw: A Plastic Problem and Finding Ways to Fix It was a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. While she does her best to be a grown-up most of the time, giggling with her BFFs is still one of her all-time favorite things.
Vivian Mineker is a Taiwanese American illustrator whose work derives from a love of nature and animals, as well as an appreciation of the world around her. She creates visuals that she hopes connect with her audience and evoke the profound feelings and emotions that we all experience as humans. She has illustrated a number of children’s books, including The Road Not Taken, The Secret Life of Trees, What a Ship Sees, and Love Is in the Air.
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