Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
The story of Bessie Coleman becoming the first licensed African American aviator is sure to inspire readers to follow their own dreams. 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.
Reeve Lindbergh, the daughter of aviator Charles Lindbergh and author Anne Morrow Lindbergh, has written many children's books, including MY HIPPIE GRANDMOTHER and ON MORNING WINGS, as well as several memoirs for adults. She says of OUR NEST, As a child, I loved to curl up in bed and feel as if I were inside a little warm nest. I'd think about all the other children who were curled up at the same time, just like me. It gave me a wonderful feeling. Jill McElmurry is the illustrator of THE KETTLES GET NEW CLOTHES and I'M SMALL AND OTHER VERSES, and is the author-illustrator of MAD ABOUT PLAID. About OUR NEST, she says, I first read the manuscript a few months after September 11 and felt so comforted by its vision of our world nesting peacefully in the universe, the way a doe nests with her fawn in tall grass. Illustrating the story was a challenge, but I found a new way of working in the process.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780763603618 |
| ISBN 10 | 0763603619 |
| Title | Nobody Owns the Sky |
| Author | Reeve Lindbergh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 1998-01-06 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Grades K-3) 2000 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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