Amelia Earhart Is on the Moon?
Amelia Earhart Is on the Moon?
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Annotation: From the best-selling author of My Weird School: a new entry in the hilarious biography series that casts fresh light on high-interest historic figures.
Genre: [Biographies]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #305467
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Copyright Date: 2021
Edition Date: 2021 Release Date: 09/14/21
Illustrator: Steinfeld, Allison,
Pages: 105 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 1-324-01707-4 Perma-Bound: 0-8000-0546-5
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-324-01707-3 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8000-0546-7
Dewey: 921
LCCN: 2021019725
Dimensions: 21 cm.
Language: English
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Kirkus Reviews

Unexpected facts and fun trivia pepper a new biography of Amelia Earhart.Siblings Paige and Turner, who both present Black, challenge each other's Earhart knowledge as they share information about the famous pilot. There is no narrative as such. Written as a conversational exchange of facts between the two, the book covers aspects of Earhart's life including her daredevil youth, a timeline of her impressive flight achievements, her unorthodox marriage to publisher G.P. Putnam, and her life as a celebrity. Even readers who are already well versed in Earhart lore may learn something new, such as the fact that astronaut Buzz Aldrin's father helped prepare Amelia for her solo flight across the Atlantic. Young readers will enjoy the entertaining antics and background on her childhood, and lively illustrations complement the text. The infodump format moves readers from topic to topic briskly, providing an overview of Earhart's life and career rather than an in-depth analysis. Many details are packed into a short book, which means that some heavier aspects of her story get a brief treatment that borders on irreverent. Gutman chose to include facts about Earhart's first car, which she named "Yellow Peril," in a section of additional facts; this racist term is glossed over rather than addressed with readers. (The reference to the car's name will be removed in subsequent printings.)Not a standout on the Earhart shelf. (Biography. 8-10)

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Word Count: 10,172
Reading Level: 4.7
Interest Level: 2-5
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.7 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 513920 / grade: Middle Grades
Guided Reading Level: S
Fountas & Pinnell: S

From the best-selling author of My Weird School: a new entry in the hilarious biography series that casts fresh light on high-interest historic figures. Did you know that Amelia Earhart loved heights so much she built a roller coaster in her backyard? Or that she used to race worms with her sister? Bet you didn't know that she took photographs of garbage cans to pay for flying lessons! Siblings Paige and Turner do--and they've collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the legendary pilot, from her childhood in the rural Midwest and the spark of her passion for flying to her record-smashing flights and her infamous disappearance over the Pacific Ocean. Narrated by the two spirited siblings and animated by Allison Steinfeld's upbeat illustrations, Amelia Earhart Is on the Moon? is an authoritative, accessible, and one-of-a-kind biography infused with Dan Gutman's signature zany sense of humor.


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