Girls Fly!

A chance conversation between young Charlene and her two brothers about whatshe wants to do when she is an adult blossoms into an educational dialogue inwhich Charlene teaches her brothers a thing or two about women and theirparticipation in the field of aeronautics.Beginning with her revelation that Leila Marie Cody flew in a kiteyears before the Wright brothers created their airplane, Charlene continues witha whois who of influential female figures. Recounting history fromAnne Morrow Lindbergh, who was the first American woman to earn her glider pilotislicense, to Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman astronaut,Charlene confirms that girls can be anything they want to be--and, in fact, theycan fly!About the AuthorsPartners in Homan and Reilly Design, authors Lynn and Thomas have extensiveexperience in historical research, writing, and design. A licensed pilot, Reillyhas served as an aviation consultant and has flown both fixed-wing aircraft andhot-air balloons. Homan earned a B.A. in history from West Virginia Universityand is involved in the creation of museum exhibitions, functioning as editor,curator, and designer. They are the authors of Black Knights: The Story ofthe Tuskegee Airmen, The Tuskegee Airmen Story,and Tuskegee Airmen: American Heroes. All are publishedby Pelican.About the IllustratorIllustrator Rosalie M. Shepherd is a landscape and portrait painter who workswith oil, charcoal, and watercolor and has worked extensively as a graphicdesigner. This is her third book with Homan and Reilly. She also illustrated thelate David Collinsis last book, Clarence Thomas, Fighter with Words .Homan, Lynn M. is the author of 'Girls Fly!' with ISBN 9781589801547 and ISBN 1589801547.