Full name: Nobody Owns the Sky: The Story of "Brave Bessie" Coleman

Author: Reeve Lindbergh Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9780763603618 0763603619

Stock up for Black History Month and Women's History Month!As a young black woman in the 1920s, Bessie Coleman's chances of becoming a pilot were slim. But she never let her dream die and became the first licensed African-American aviator. Reeve Lindbergh honors her memory with a poem that sings of her accomplishment. With bold illustrations by Pamela Paparone, NOBODY OWNS THE SKY will inspire readers to follow their dreams. Similar books: Fly, Bessie, Fly by Lynn Joseph