Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

Awards:   Commended for Orbis Pictus Award 2012 Short-listed for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 6-8) 2013 Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Middle Grades) 2014 Winner of Golden Kite (Nonfiction) 2012
Author:   Candace Fleming ,  Jessica Hische
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
ISBN:  

9780375945984


Pages:   118
Publication Date:   08 February 2011
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart


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Awards

  • Commended for Orbis Pictus Award 2012
  • Short-listed for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 6-8) 2013
  • Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Middle Grades) 2014
  • Winner of Golden Kite (Nonfiction) 2012

Overview

From the acclaimed author of The Great and Only Barnum--as well as The Lincolns, Our Eleanor, and Ben Franklin's Almanac--comes the thrilling story of America's most celebrated flyer, Amelia Earhart. In alternating chapters, Fleming deftly moves readers back and forth between Amelia's life (from childhood up until her last flight) and the exhaustive search for her and her missing plane. With incredible photos, maps, and handwritten notes from Amelia herself--plus informative sidebars tackling everything from the history of flight to what Amelia liked to eat while flying (tomato soup)--this unique nonfiction title is tailor-made for middle graders. Amelia Lost received four starred reviews and Best Book of the Year accolades from School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Horn Book Magazine, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. From the Hardcover edition.

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Author:   Candace Fleming ,  Jessica Hische
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
Imprint:   Random House Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 19.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.576kg
ISBN:  

9780375945984


ISBN 10:   0375945989
Pages:   118
Publication Date:   08 February 2011
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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<p>Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, January 1, 2011: <br> Handwritten notes, photos, maps and inquisitive sidebars (What did Earhart eat during flight? Tomato juice and chocolate) complete this impeccably researched, appealing package. A stunning look at an equally stunning lady. <br>Starred Review, The Horn Book Magazine, March/April 2011 <br> The book's structure and scope, along with the story's inherent drama, provide a taut, cinematic backdrop for the history of Earhart's doomed flight. <br>Starred Review, School Library Journal, March 2011: <br> Ho-hum history? Not in Fleming's apt hands. What could be a dry recitation of facts and dates is instead a gripping and suspenseful thriller...This book is splendid. Hand it to everyone. <br> <br>Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, March 2011: <br> Fleming cleverly structures this biography to give the tale of tragedy a fresh and dreadful impact...As a result, this offers not only a provocative introdu


<p>Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, January 1, 2011: <br> Handwritten notes, photos, maps and inquisitive sidebars (What did Earhart eat during flight? Tomato juice and chocolate) complete this impeccably researched, appealing package. A stunning look at an equally stunning lady. <br><br>Starred Review, The Horn Book Magazine, March/April 2011 <br> The book's structure and scope, along with the story's inherent drama, provide a taut, cinematic backdrop for the history of Earhart's doomed flight. <br><br>Starred Review, School Library Journal, March 2011: <br> Ho-hum history? Not in Fleming's apt hands. What could be a dry recitation of facts and dates is instead a gripping and suspenseful thriller...This book is splendid. Hand it to everyone. <br> <br>Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, March 2011: <br> Fleming cleverly structures this biography to give the tale of tragedy a fresh and dreadful impact...As a result, this offers not only a provocative introduction to Earhart but also compelling glimpse of what it was like to watch her disappear from the world. <p>


Author Information

CANDACE FLEMING is the prolific author of The Great and Only Barnum, a YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction nominee and a Publishers Weekly and Booklist Best Book; The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award recipient; Our Eleanor, an ALA Best Book for Young Adult's; and Ben Franklin's Almanac, a James Madison Honor Book. She is also the author of many highly acclaimed picture books.

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