Title |
Black eagles : : African Americans in aviation
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Names |
Haskins, James.
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Book Number |
BR010275
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Braille
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Download Link |
Volume 1.
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Annotation |
A look at the difficulties faced by black Americans who wanted to become pilots and astronauts. The pioneers discussed include Eugene Bullard, who flew in World War I; Bessie Coleman, who became the first female African American pilot; and Guion Bluford and Mae Jemison, who became the first African American man and woman in space. For grades 5-8.
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Local Subject |
Career - CAR
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Juvenile Book - JU
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General Non-Fiction - GNF
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Juvenile Non-Fiction - JN
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Young Adult Book - YA
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Short Book - SH
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Black Interest - BLK
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Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN
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Science - Aviation - AVI
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Biography & Autobiography - BIO
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Audience Notes |
For grades 5-8.
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LC Subject |
African Americans in aeronautics - Juvenile literature
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Aeronautics - Juvenile literature
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Call Number |
j629.1308996073 JNF
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Language |
English
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Released |
1995
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 1995 (Braille International, Inc., transcribing agency. Braille International, Inc., distributor)
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Original Publication |
Transcription of: New York : Scholastic Inc., c1995.
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