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Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
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Grades: 3-5
Lexile Level: 970 Guided Reading Level: S DRA Level: 44-50 Funding Type: Title IA
48 pp. Item #:NTS959871 Weight (lbs):0.392
As friends and relatives gather to mourn Bessie's death and reminisce, her story moves chronologically and builds emotionally, beginning when Jim Crow laws and segregation were a way of life. Bessie was only 11 when the Wright brothers took their first historic flight, but she became the first African-American female pilot—overcoming obstacles of poverty, racism, and gender discrimination.
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