Bibliograph

Lighter than air, Sophie Blanchard, the first woman pilot, Matthew Clark Smith ; illustrated by Matt Tavares

Type

Label

Lighter than air, Sophie Blanchard, the first woman pilot, Matthew Clark Smith ; illustrated by Matt Tavares

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 37) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lighter than air

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1043342325

Responsibility statement

Matthew Clark Smith ; illustrated by Matt Tavares

Series statement

Candlewick biographies

Sub title

Sophie Blanchard, the first woman pilot

Summary

"Behold, the story of Sophie Blanchard, an extraordinary woman who is largely forgotten despite her claim to being the very first female pilot in history. In eighteenth-century France, "balloonomania" has fiercely gripped the nation, but all of the pioneering aeronauts are men. The job of breaking that barrier falls to a most unlikely figure: a shy girl from a seaside village who is entirely devoted to her dream of flight. And although she isn't the first woman to ascend in a balloon or the first woman to accompany an aeronaut on a trip, she is--even better--the first woman to climb to the clouds and steer her own course."--p. [4] of cover

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Sophie Blanchard, the first woman pilot

Classification