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The flying girl : how Aida de Acosta learned to soar  Cover Image Book Book

The flying girl : how Aida de Acosta learned to soar / Margarita Engle ; illustrated by Sara Palacios.

Engle, Margarita, (author.). Palacios, Sara, (illustrator.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781481445023
  • ISBN: 1481445022
  • Physical Description: 31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary, etc.:
"Six months before the famous Wright Brothers' first flight, Aída de Acosta became the first woman to fly a powered aircraft."-- Provided by publisher.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 4-8.
K to grade 3.
Awards Note:
Charter Oak Children’s Book Award (COCBA) Nominee, 2018-2019.
Subject: Acosta, Aida de, 1884-1962 > Juvenile literature.
Santos-Dumont, Alberto, 1873-1932 > Juvenile literature.
Women air pilots > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women in aeronautics > History > Juvenile literature.
Flight > History > Juvenile literature.
Airships > Juvenile literature.
Picture books for children.
Genre: Biographies.
Picture books.

Available copies

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury JB ACOSTA, A ENG (Text) 34005100472736 Juvenile Biography Available -
C.H. Booth Library - Newtown J B ACOSTA (Text) 34014138130662 Juvenile Biography Available -
East Side Branch - Bridgeport jB ACOSTA (Text) 34000081318099 Juvenile Biography Available -
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library - Monroe J B ACOSTA (Text) 34026141113584 Juvenile Biography Available -
Milford Public Library 920 ACOSTA (Text) 34013143664780 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
North Branch - Bridgeport jB ACOSTA (Text) 34000081318081 Juvenile Biography Available -
Plumb Memorial Library - Shelton j629.13 ENG (Text) 34025142435236 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Ridgefield Library PEOPLE Biography Acosta (Text) 34010142457984 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Southbury Public Library JB ACOSTA ENGLE (Text) 34019145865127 Juvenile Biography Available -
Weston Public Library JB deACOSTA ENGLE (Text) 34053142838639 Juvenile Biography Available -


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