Book Detail

Sky Pioneer

Publication Information
Author:  Szabo, Corinne Illustrator:  
Title:  Sky Pioneer Date:  1997
Publisher:  National Geographic Society City:  Washington, D. C.
ISBN, paperback:  0-7922-3737-4 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, photographic essay, nonfiction

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
This biography of American aviatrix Amelia Earhart traces her interest in aviation from childhood to her disappearance on a round-the-world flight in 1937. Photographs, journal entries, maps, a chronology, an afterword, a bibliography, and an index suggest and support classroom extensions of the book.

Teaching Ideas:
This striking portrait of a very determined woman suggests many topics for discussion and writing. How did her upbringing affect her achievements? What role did she play in creating opportunities for women? The book could be paired with Moser's Fly! to research aviation history and with Cross the Country with Alice to compare with women's achievements in automotive journeys. The web sites below provide additional biographical information, especially about the mystery surrounding Earhart's disappearance. Students could use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Earhart and Charles Lindbergh. web sites: www.ellensplace.net/ae_intro.html, www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/AEdescr.html, www.worldbook.com/fun/aviator/html/twolegend.htm

Teaching Strategies:
bullet Venn Diagrams
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/venn_diagrams.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > determination/perseverance
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > taking risks
bullet Geography > maps
bullet History > time period > 20th Century
bullet Work > careers
bullet Social Studies > sociology > women > women in history
bullet Transportation > flight > aviators > Earhart, Amelia
bullet Literature and Language > literature > theater


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