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Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight Hardcover - 2020

by Karyn Parsons; R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)


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Based on Karyn Parson's critically acclaimed Sweet Blackberry video series comes the story of Bessie Coleman, the first African American female to earn her pilot's license.
Before Bessie Coleman blazed a high trail with her plane . . . Before she performed in death-defying flying shows that would earn her fame as "Queen Bess" . . . Before she traveled the country speaking out against discrimination, Bessie was a little girl with a big imagination that took her to the sky, through the clouds, and past the birds.
Knocking down barriers one by one, Bessie endured racism and grueling training to become the first black female pilot and an inspiration to Mae Jemison, Josephine Baker, and many more influential people of color for years to come.

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  • Title Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight
  • Author Karyn Parsons; R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Date 2020-12-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780316457194 / 0316457191
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.8 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 4.57 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects Air pilots - United States, Coleman, Bessie
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2019051389
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 10/15/2020, Page 42
  • Kirkus Reviews, 12/01/2020, Page 226
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/16/2020, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 12/01/2020, Page 111

About the author

Karyn Parsons is best known for her role as Will Smith's cousin Hilary Banks on NBC's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. After leaving acting behind, Karyn has gone on to found and produce Sweet Blackberry, an award-winning series of children's animated films, to share stories about unsung black heroes in history, featuring narration from stars such as Alfre Woodard, Queen Latifah, and Chris Rock. The videos have been screened on HBO and Netflix, and enjoyed by schools and libraries across the country. How High the Moon is Karyn's self-authored debut novel. R. Gregory Christie is a Caldecott Honor Winner, a six-time recipient of a Coretta Scott King Award Honor, a two-time winner of the New York Times 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year (2000 and 2002), a winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for illustration, and a recipient of the NAACP's Image Award. When he's not illustrating books, he operates GAS-ART GIFTS, a children's bookstore with autographed copies in Decatur, Georgia.
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