Margarita Engle writes wonderful books for young readers, often drawing on her Cuban heritage. You might know her from Enchanted Air, a beautiful memoir in verse. She's a great choice if you enjoy poetry and stories about family and culture.
The Flying Girl How Aida de Acosta Learned to Soar
The Flying Girl How Aida de Acosta Learned to Soar
Synopsis
In this beautiful picture book filled with soaring words and buoyant illustrations, award-winners Margarita Engle and Sara Palacios tell the inspiring true story of Aída de Acosta, the first woman to fly a motorized aircraft. On a lively street in the lovely city of Paris, a girl named Aída glanced up and was dazzled by the sight of an airship. Oh, how she wished she could soar through the sky like that! The inventor of the airship, Alberto, invited Aída to ride with him, but she didn’t want to be a passenger. She wanted to be the pilot. Aída was just a teenager, and no woman or girl had ever flown before. She didn’t let that stop her, though. All she needed was courage and a chance to try.
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Aída de AcostaProtagonist
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The Flying Girl How Aida de Acosta Learned to SoarHardcover, 2018
40 pages
Atheneum Books for Young ReadersLanguage: EnglishISBN: 9781481445023
