Ruth Law - The Queen of the Air

Children's Biography: As an aviation pioneer, Ruth Law was one of the most daring, courageous, and successful aviators of her time. She established several new flight records, and in 1916, she inspired the nation with a bold and historic flight. Ruth Law showed the world that women could be inspiring leaders and superb pilots.

About the author

Billie Holladay Skelley, a retired clinical nurse specialist, earned her bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has written several health-related articles for both professional and lay journals, but her writing crosses different genres and has appeared in various journals, magazines, and anthologies in print and online-ranging from the American Journal of Nursing to Chicken Soup for the Soul. An award-winning author, she has written thirteen books for children and teens. Her book, Ruth Law: The Queen of the Air, was selected to receive the 2021 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Children's Literature Award, and her book, Bass Reeves: Legendary Lawman of the Wild West, received a 2024 Will Rogers Medallion Award and a 2024 Spur Award.

Product details

• Authors: Billie Holladay Skelley
• Publisher: Crossing Time Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.01.2023
• EAN: 9781959489016
• ISBN: 978-1-959489-01-6
• No. of pages: 50
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 273 g
• Series: Crossing Time Series
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works