The flying girl : how Aida de Acosta learned to soar
Record details
- ISBN: 9781481445023
- ISBN: 1481445022
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Physical Description:
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31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2018]
- Copyright: ©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."-- |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8. K to grade 3. |
Awards Note: | Charter Oak Children’s Book Award (COCBA) Nominee, 2018-2019. |
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Genre: | Biographies. Picture books. |
Available copies
- 11 of 11 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Silas Bronson Library.
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- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | JB ACOSTA, A ENG (Text) | 34005100472736 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
The Flying Girl : How Aida de Acosta Learned to Soar
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Author Notes
The Flying Girl : How Aida de Acosta Learned to Soar
Margarita Engle is a Cuban-American poet and novelist. Her books include The Wild Book, Tropical Secrets, The Firefly Letters, The Lightning Dreamer, When You Wander, Mountain Dog, and Silver People. She has received several awards including the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Américas Award, and the Claudia Lewis Poetry Award for The Surrender Tree and the Pura Belpré Award and the Américas Award for The Poet Slave of Cuba. (Bowker Author Biography)