Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America
by Steve Sheinkin and Bijou Karman
24 Total Resources 4 Awards 9 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2019
Word Count 50,474
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 505144, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Women air pilots--United States--History
- History
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Women air pilots--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women
- Airplane racing--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Powder Puff Derby
- Powder Puff Derby--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Women air pilots
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Aviation
- Airplane racing
- Airplane racing--United States--History
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Steve Sheinkin
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teacher's Guide from Macmillan
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kim Mai Guest
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Macmillan Children's Books
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Awards & Distinctions 4
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2019
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