Ocean State Libraries

Tells the story of Amelia Earhart's life - as a child, a woman, and a pilot - and describes the search for her missing plane.

Presents the life of the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.

An inspirational biography of one of the world's most famous pilots reveals how Amelia Earhart went from being a little Kansas tomboy to becoming a high-flying feminist icon.

"Introduces to readers the life and legacy of the first female air pilot who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 while on a flight around the world." --

"How Ruth Elder, film actress, pilot and activist, attempted to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic." --

Biographical profiles of nine women pilots from the early years of flight, including: Harriet Quimby, the first American woman to receive a pilot's license; Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman pilot; Anne Morrow Lindbergh, wife of Charles Lindbergh and record-setting pilot in her own right; and legendary adventurer Amelia Earhart.

A biography of Amelia Earhart for young readers.

"Amelia Earhart broke flying records, wrote best-selling books, launched a fashion label and fought for the rights of female pilots everywhere. Her disappearance, in the midst of her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, is one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries, and today she is remembered as not only the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean, but for being a bold, brace and adventurous woman who fought tirelessly for what she believed."--...

Recounts the life and career of the pilot, race car driver, and astronaut, Betty Skelton.

A biography of one of America's most famous pilots, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while trying to fly around the world.