The Jerrie Mock Story: The First Woman to Fly Solo around the World

by Nancy Roe Pimm

Book Overview

A Junior Library Guild selection
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Official 2016 Summer Reading List

In this biography for middle-grade readers, Nancy Roe Pimm tells the story of Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world. In her trusty Cessna, The Spirit of Columbus-also known as Charlie-she traveled from Columbus, Ohio, on an eastward route that totaled nearly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821422162
• ISBN13: 9780821422168
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 7 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 7