Fearless Flyer: Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine

by Heather Lang

Book Overview

A National Science Teachers Association Best STEM Book

Discover a thrilling moment in history when pioneering aviator Ruth Law attempted to do what no other aviator had done before: fly nonstop from Chicago to New York.

On November 19, 1916, at 8:25 a.m., Ruth Law took off on a flight from Chicago to New York City that aviation experts thought was doomed. Sitting at the controls of her small bi-plane, exposed to the elements,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620916509
• ISBN13: 9781620916506
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.2" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5