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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"During World War II, black Americans were fighting for their country and for freedom in Europe, yet they had to endure a totally segregated military in the United States, where they weren't considered smart enough to become military pilots. After acquiring government funding for aviation training, civil rights activists were able to kickstart the first African American military flight program in the US at Tuskegee University in Alabama. While this...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
" In 1924 the U.S. Army sent eight young men on a bold attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by flight. Men from five other countries--Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy, and Argentina--had the same goal, and so the quest became a race. Who would win?"--Jacket.
An account of the 1924 race among six nations to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by airplane describes the efforts of the U.S. team as they struggled to overcome...
Author
Publisher
Arcadia Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"With historical photos and impeccable storytelling, this extraordinary book chronicles an astonishing moment in American history. Starting Christmas Day, 1941, when transport trains on the Union Pacific Railroad stopped in North Platte to refill their water tanks, the local families of North Platte, Nebraska, came together to provide love, support, food, and morale to young soldiers involved in World War II{u2014}black and white{u2014}who briefly...
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