The Resource Wings and rockets : the story of women in air and space, Jeannine Atkins ; pictures by Dušan Petričič
Wings and rockets : the story of women in air and space, Jeannine Atkins ; pictures by Dušan Petričič
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- Summary
- Tells the stories of women who have dared to challenge prejudices and rules to take their place in the skies--from Katherine Wright and Bessie Coleman to Jackie Cochran, Shannon Lucid, and Eileen Collins
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (197 pages
- Contents
-
- Dreams and beginnings (1903-26): Katharine Wright
- Blanche Stuart Scott takes off
- Brave Bessie Coleman
- The first women's cross-country air race (1929): Amelia Earhart: the race begins
- Disaster for Amelia Earhart
- Amelia Earhart and another dream
- Friendships and war (1932-44): Jackie Cochran learns to fly
- Jackie Cochran and Amelia Earhart
- Jackie Cochran and the WASP
- After the war: Ann Baumgartner and Jackie Cochran
- How high can we go? Women in space (1960-99): Jerrie Cobb and the Mercury 13
- Shannon Lucid and NASA
- Eileen Collins and the Air Force
- Shannon Lucid in Mir
- Commander Eileen Collins
- A note from the author
- Important years in women's aviation history
- Important women in aviation history
- Label
- Wings and rockets : the story of women in air and space
- Title
- Wings and rockets
- Title remainder
- the story of women in air and space
- Statement of responsibility
- Jeannine Atkins ; pictures by Dušan Petričič
- Subject
-
- Astronauts
- Air pilots -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Women astronauts -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biography
- Air pilots
- Women air pilots
- Women air pilots -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Women -- Biography
- Astronauts -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Women astronauts
- Astronauts
- Juvenile works
- Air pilots
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Tells the stories of women who have dared to challenge prejudices and rules to take their place in the skies--from Katherine Wright and Bessie Coleman to Jackie Cochran, Shannon Lucid, and Eileen Collins
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Atkins, Jeannine
- Dewey number
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- 629.13/092/273
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TL539
- LC item number
- .A85 2003
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Petričić, Dušan
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Women air pilots
- Women astronauts
- Air pilots
- Astronauts
- Air pilots
- Astronauts
- Women
- Air pilots
- Astronauts
- Women air pilots
- Women astronauts
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Wings and rockets : the story of women in air and space, Jeannine Atkins ; pictures by Dušan Petričič
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Dreams and beginnings (1903-26): Katharine Wright -- Blanche Stuart Scott takes off -- Brave Bessie Coleman -- The first women's cross-country air race (1929): Amelia Earhart: the race begins -- Disaster for Amelia Earhart -- Amelia Earhart and another dream -- Friendships and war (1932-44): Jackie Cochran learns to fly -- Jackie Cochran and Amelia Earhart -- Jackie Cochran and the WASP -- After the war: Ann Baumgartner and Jackie Cochran -- How high can we go? Women in space (1960-99): Jerrie Cobb and the Mercury 13 -- Shannon Lucid and NASA -- Eileen Collins and the Air Force -- Shannon Lucid in Mir -- Commander Eileen Collins -- A note from the author -- Important years in women's aviation history -- Important women in aviation history
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (197 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036931526
- Label
- Wings and rockets : the story of women in air and space, Jeannine Atkins ; pictures by Dušan Petričič
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Dreams and beginnings (1903-26): Katharine Wright -- Blanche Stuart Scott takes off -- Brave Bessie Coleman -- The first women's cross-country air race (1929): Amelia Earhart: the race begins -- Disaster for Amelia Earhart -- Amelia Earhart and another dream -- Friendships and war (1932-44): Jackie Cochran learns to fly -- Jackie Cochran and Amelia Earhart -- Jackie Cochran and the WASP -- After the war: Ann Baumgartner and Jackie Cochran -- How high can we go? Women in space (1960-99): Jerrie Cobb and the Mercury 13 -- Shannon Lucid and NASA -- Eileen Collins and the Air Force -- Shannon Lucid in Mir -- Commander Eileen Collins -- A note from the author -- Important years in women's aviation history -- Important women in aviation history
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (197 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036931526
Subject
- Air pilots
- Air pilots
- Air pilots -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Astronauts
- Astronauts
- Astronauts -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biography
- Juvenile works
- Women -- Biography
- Women air pilots
- Women air pilots -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Women astronauts
- Women astronauts -- Biography | Juvenile literature
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