A beautifully illustrated children's book chronicling the amazing life story of Lilian Bland, the first woman ever to design, build, and fly her own airplane. Ever since she was a little girl, Lilian Bland (1878-1971) wanted to fly. She loved to watch black gulls soaring through the sky near her England home, and she was fascinated by the mechanics of flight. However, airplanes were still very new when she was growing up, and those...