Saturday, August 23, 2014

1. (C) Amelia Earhart: Legend of the Lost Aviator (Tanaka)

Ever since Amelia Earhart and her plane disappeared on July 2, 1937, people have wanted to know more about this remarkable woman. This biography follows the charismatic aviator from her first sight of an airplane at the age of ten to the last radio transmission she made before she vanished. Illustrated with original artworks, contemporary photographs, quotes, and details, this is a great introduction to the famous pilot.
-From the Publisher

16 comments:

  1. I learned that people are still finding parts of her plane

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  2. Q: What did Amelia Earhart dare to do?

    A: She went over the Atlantic by her self on a bright red Lockheed Vega.

    Q: When did Amelia Earhart see her first airplane?

    A: She saw her first airplane when she was 11 years old because airplanes were very rare

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  3. Q: What caused the plane to break down, and crash into the ocean?
    A: They were unable to locate their destination of Howland Island, crashed into the ocean, and sank

    Q: When was she declared legally dead?
    A: She was declared on January 5, 1939

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  4. Q. What did I learn in Amelia Earhart
    A. I learned that her and her plane disappeared on July 2

    Q. When did Amelia fly her first plane
    A. She flew her first plane when she was 11

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  5. q: What year did Amelia's plane disappear

    A: 1937
    my least favorite of the book was when Amelia's plane disappear

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  6. when did her plane disappear?
    on july 2 1937
    when did she first see an airplane?
    at age ten
    this was my least favorite book

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  7. Q: what was Amelia's fathers problem in high school
    A: he had a drinking problem

    Q:what type of plane did Amelia have when she travled across the atlantic
    A: a bright red Lockheed vega

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  8. Q:What did the pilots smear on their faces to provide protection for the cold weather

    A:Grease

    Comment: I was interested in learning that scientist are finding out where Amelia Earhart and her navigator may have landed.

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  9. In the middle of this book it is soo good I'm at the part where the big giant guy gets murdered

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    1. What big giant guy?

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    2. There is no Giants in this book. Maybe you are reading the BFG.

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  10. Question: What are some good deeds that Amelia did?
    Answer: She flew across that Atlantic with two men, flew across the Atlantic by herself, flew from Oakland to Hawaii,and flew across the world-almost.

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  11. Q: Who was Amelia's navigator on the trip around the world?
    A: Fred Noonan

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  12. Q:Where was her first plane ride?
    A: At an airshow in LA

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  13. I really think the author of this book did an amazing job packing all the facts about Amelia into one great fun book. I usually find picture books to not have detailed descriptions because they want to finish quicker. This book on the other hand was very different.

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