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The Jerrie Mock Story: The First Woman to Fly Solo Around the WorldA Junior Library Guild selection Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Official 2016 Summer Reading List In this biography for middle grade readers, Nancy Roe Pimm tells the story of Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world. In her trusty Cessna, The Spirit of Columbus also known as Charlie she traveled from Columbus, Ohio, on an eastward route that totaled nearly twenty three thousand miles and took almost a
A Junior Library Guild selection
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Official 2016 Summer Reading List
In this biography for middle-grade readers, Nancy Roe Pimm tells the story of Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world. In her trusty Cessna, The Spirit of Columbus--also known as Charlie--she traveled from Columbus, Ohio, on an eastward route that totaled nearly twenty-three thousand miles and took almost a month. Overcoming wind, ice, mechanical problems, and maybe even sabotage, Mock persevered.
Mock caught the aviation bug at seven years old, when she rode in a Ford Trimotor plane with her parents. In high school, she displayed a talent for math and science, and she was the only woman in her aeronautical engineering classes at Ohio State University. Although she then settled into domestic life, she never lost her interest in flying. What began as a joking suggestion from her husband to fly around the world prompted her to pursue her childhood dream. But the dream became a race, as another woman, Joan Merriam Smith, also sought to be the first to circle the globe.
Even though Mock beat Smith and accomplished what her heroine Amelia Earhart had died trying to do, her feat was overshadowed by the Vietnam War and other world events. Now, Pimm introduces Mock to a new generation of adventurers.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Published: 03/15/2016
ISBN: 9780821422168
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2016
Booklist 04/01/2016 pg. 31
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 209 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 181591 / Jerrie Mock Story: The First Woman to Fly Solo Around the World
Reading Level: 7.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4
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