High Flyers: 15 Inspiring Women Aviators and Astronauts

These 15 women fly outside the lines. Soar beside Black Hawk helicopter pilot turned politician Tammy Duckworth,...
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Author: Ann McCallum Staats
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Language: English
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High Flyers: 15 Inspiring Women Aviators and Astronauts by McCallum Staats, Ann

High Flyers: 15 Inspiring Women Aviators and Astronauts

$152.52

High Flyers: 15 Inspiring Women Aviators and Astronauts

$152.52
Author: Ann McCallum Staats
Format: Paperback
Language: English
These 15 women fly outside the lines.

Soar beside Black Hawk helicopter pilot turned politician Tammy Duckworth, hot air balloonist Edgora McEwan, or medevac pilot Dede Murawsky. Higher up, meet commercial and military aviators such as the Coast Guard's Ronaqua Russell, the first African American female to receive the prestigious Air Medal for her rescue efforts during Hurricane Harvey.

Next, ride along with Tammie Jo Shults, whose story includes a harrowing catastrophic engine failure while in command of 148 people aboard Southwest's Flight 1380. Others share their experiences in military high-performance jets, the Stratotanker, or while flying for the Blue Angels.

Reaching past the bounds of Earth are astronauts who have launched in the cramped Russian rocket, the Soyuz, orbited Earth while conducting critical science experiments, or lived aboard the International Space Station.

In all cases, the women in this book faced obstacles. Throughout their rise to incredible accomplishment, these courageous go-getters persevered and endured, insisting on success. Ultimately, each succeeded on her path to flight.

These diverse high-flyers are dreamers and doers who believed, despite the odds, that soaring is possible.


Author: Ann McCallum Staats
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 05/14/2024
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9798890680044
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Ann McCallum Staats is the author of Thrill Seekers, Women Heroes of the US Army, The Secret Life of Math--which won ForeWord's INDIE Gold Book of the Year--and the Eat Your Homework series. She holds a BA in Education from University of Victoria, BC, and an MA in Education from the University of Maryland. She is currently an ESOL high school teacher and a member of SCBWI and the Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC.

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