Amelia Earhart: Adventure in the Sky

Author: Francene Sabin
Publisher: Troll Associates
Copyright: 1983
Genre: Biography/Nonfiction
Pages: 48
Reading Level: Ages 9 to 11 (Barnes and Noble)
Summary: Amelia Earhart was born July 24, 1898 in Des Moines, Iowa. Although people at this time believed that little girls should be lady-like and well behaved, Amelia and her sister loved to play outside climbing trees and playing sports. Once they invited the neighbor girls to come and play baseball with them and the women in the neighborhood confronted her mom telling her that if these things continued, they would not allow the girls to play with their children. Her mother simply replied that it didn't matter because they were moving anyway and dismissed the women. Amelia and her sister went to live with their grandparents in Kansas while their mother traveled with their father for his work. Her parents encouraged them to have fun and play because they believed that anything unusual was educational. Amelia was a good student and a quick learner but always did things her own way. From the first time she saw an airplane, she was intrigued and eventually she learned to fly. Her instructor Netta Snook made her learn everything there was to know about planes and flying. She soon set many flying records. She wanted to set a record as the first pilot to fly around the world at the equator. On July 1, 1937 leaving from New Guinea she never arrived at her next destination. Many people have stepped forward over the years with theories on what happened to her but no proof has ever been found. Whatever happened to her, people still look to her as a legacy of courage and spirit.
Who would you recommend this book to? I would recommend this book to children who are adventurous and spirited. I think it would be fun for kids like that to learn about Amelia Earhart.
Potential problems or conflicts: I don't see any potential problems or conflicts with this book.
My reaction: I never knew the whole story of Amelia Earhart so this book was fun for me. It was particularly fun for me to read about her childhood because I was a bit of a tomboy when I was growing up too! Over all I liked this book quite a bit.