Lighter than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot

Lighter than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot

Lighter than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot

Lighter than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot

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Overview

Take to the skies with the beautifully told tale of Sophie Blanchard — a woman meant for the air — as she discovers the incomparable sensation of flight.

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 shattering that myth falls to a most unlikely figure: a shy girl from a seaside village, entirely devoted to her dream of flight. Sophie is not the first woman to ascend in a balloon, nor the first woman to accompany an aeronaut on a trip, but she will become the first woman to climb to the clouds and steer her own course. The words of Matthew Clark Smith bring Sophie’s story to light after so many years, while Matt Tavares’s atmospheric art and unique perspectives take her to new heights.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780763677329
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication date: 03/14/2017
Pages: 32
Product dimensions: 8.70(w) x 11.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile: 790L (what's this?)
Age Range: 6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Matthew Clark Smith has a master’s degree in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. He lives in Jackson, Mississippi.

Matt Tavares has written and illustrated many books for children, including Crossing Niagara, Zachary's Ball, Oliver's Game, Mudball, Henry Aaron's Dream, There Goes Ted Williams, Becoming Babe Ruth, and Growing Up Pedro. He is also the illustrator of Alicia Potter’s Jubilee!, Doreen Rappaport’s Lady Liberty, and Kristin Kladstrup’s The Gingerbread Pirates. He lives in Ogunquit, Maine.
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