The Jerrie Mock Story - The First Woman to Fly Solo Around the World

Informationen zum Autor Nancy Roe Pimm is an award-winning author of nonfiction books for young readers, five of which have been Junior Library Guild selections. Smoky, the Dog That Saved My Life is her second book (after The Jerrie Mock Story) for Ohio University Press's Biographies for Young Readers series. A native of Brooklyn, New York, with three daughters and two grandsons, Nancy lives in Plain City, Ohio, with her retired race-car driver husband, their two dogs, two cats, and python named Monty. Klappentext In the third installment of our series Biographies for Young Readers, Nancy Roe Pimm gives us the life of Jerrie Mock, who in 1964 became the first woman to fly solo around the world. Mock, born in Newark, Ohio, received little attention for her feat, despite accomplishing what her childhood heroine Amelia Earhart died trying. Zusammenfassung In the third installment of our series Biographies for Young Readers, Nancy Roe Pimm gives us the life of Jerrie Mock, who in 1964 became the first woman to fly solo around the world. Mock, born in Newark, Ohio, received little attention for her feat, despite accomplishing what her childhood heroine Amelia Earhart died trying.

Product details

• Authors: Nancy Pimm, Nancy Roe Pimm
• Publisher: University of ohio press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2016
• EAN: 9780821422168
• ISBN: 978-0-8214-2216-8
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Biographies for Young Readers; Biographies for Young Readers
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel