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Bibliography
Level 6 Unit 13 Theme: Careers: Air Navigation |
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| Ruth Law Thrills a Nation by Don Brown A 1916 attempt to fly from Chicago to New York in a day. |
Up in the Air: The Story of Bessie Coleman by Philip S. Hart The first African American female pilot. |
| AVERAGE | |
| Chuck Yeager: The Man Who Broke the Sound Barrier by Nancy Smiler Levinson The first pilot to fly faster than sound. |
Strange and Wonderful Aircraft by Harvey Weiss The folklore and science of flight, from Daedalus to Mariner II. |
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| Black Eagles: African Americans in Aviation by Jim Haskins African American pioneers in aviation. |
The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane by Russell Freedman The story of Orville and Wilbur Wright and their invention. |
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