Amelia Lost: The Life &
Disappearance of
Amelia Earheart
By: Candace Fleming
Amelia
Lost written by Candace Fleming is the quintessential
book for mystery lovers as well as those seeking to study people who changed
history. The book was published by
Schwartz & Wade in 2011. The book is written in alternating chapter
format that presents information about Amelia’s childhood followed by chapters
that seek to solve the mystery of her disappearance. Candace Fleming has written several
award-winning books including The
Lincolns and Ben Franklin’s Almanac.
The lexile level is 930. It would be a great addition to a theme
series on Famous Women, Bravery, or mysteries.
It includes a series of important graphs including maps and charts. It would partner well with Sally Ride:
Shooting for the Stars and Almost
Astronaunts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream.
There are numerous teacher
assists available to go along with the book including an on-line curriculum
guide and many digital resources including:
Amelia Earhart: The Official Website
www.ameliaearhart.com
The Ninety-Nines,
Inc.
International
Organization of Women Pilots
www.ninety-nines.org
The Museum of
Flight
www.museumofflight.org/amelia
Purdue University
Library
The book has received many awards
including: the Golden Kite award and
Horn Book starred review.
I've always enjoyed reading and learning about the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, one of life's biggest mysteries. This was the first time that I had been to the official website and I thought it was great with a lot of interesting facts. I also thought you had a great idea to include information about other famous women including Sally Ride and a theme for a famous women's series.
ReplyDeleteThis has always been a area of history that was not interesting to me at all, but with your descriptions I may pick one of these up to read.
ReplyDeleteI have always been fascinated with Amelia Earhart. The fact that she was a woman who was so daring at a time in history when most women were doing very traditional things is so interesting to me. I wonder how she found the courage to pursue her dream. Add to that the mystique of her disappearance and it makes for very interesting reading. I think these titles would be perfect for young girls, particularly.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a very interesting book on the topic of Amelia. I like that it doesn't just focus on her disappearance, as if that were the only thing worth talking about, but covers the rest of her life in detail as well. Too often with historical figures, especially those who have a strange or dramatic death, that part of their lives gets so much more emphasis than it should. I also think this book would be a great tie in for a unit about the history of flight, how planes are made, or technology and invention in general.
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