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Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

Candace Fleming

Why we picked it

This gripping biography blends adventure, mystery, and history, capturing Earhart's daring flights and the enduring puzzle of her final journey across the Pacific.

Our review

Candace Fleming delivers a gripping and inspiring portrait of Amelia Earhart, blending adventure, mystery, and history into one unforgettable story. Through vivid storytelling and real photographs, readers see Earhart as both a daring pilot and a determined dreamer who changed what women could imagine for themselves. It’s a fascinating look at courage and curiosity that continues to soar long after her final flight.

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PilotEarhart planned flight routes, calculated fuel loads, and navigated by instruments and stars — the same preflight planning and in-cockpit navigation skills that every professional pilot uses today.

About this book

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Featured in the upcoming National Geographic documentary, Expedition Amelia! This is a critically acclaimed look at the life, disappearance, and search for the legendary aviatrix, Amelia Earhart.

On May 21, 1937, the most famous female pilot of all time, Amelia Earhart, set out to do the impossible: circumnavigate the globe at its widest point--27,000 miles in all. Just six weeks later, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. Eighty years have passed since that fateful flight; and still, Amelia's plane has never been found. Discover the thrilling life and tragic end of America's most famous trailblazing flier with this impeccably researched and masterfully crafted book from acclaimed author Candace Fleming.

Resource details

Resource type: Book
Age ranges: Elementary
Careers: Pilot
Good for kids who are: Conventional, Realistic; Based on its careers · What is RIASEC?
Author: Candace Fleming

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