I am Amelia Earhart by Christopher Eliopoulos

She broke other records too, including the woman’s altitude record and a speed record. The trip took 14 hours and 56 minutes with no stops and no breaks, and when Amelia landed she broke the record for the fastest Atlantic flight ever. To make the flight required the kind of grit that Amelia possessed. At a time when people still traveled from America to Europe by boat, no one thought a woman would be able to fly that far. Because of her determination she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and then the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She also bravely dared to do what others wouldn’t or couldn’t. In time she learned to fly and within six months of becoming a pilot, she bought a bright yellow biplane that she named Canary.Īmelia admitted that she wasn’t a natural or even the best pilot, but she worked hard to learn the skills she needed. She worked as a truck driver, a stenographer, and a photographer. It only took her ten minutes to realize that “she had to fly.” To save money for flying lessons Amelia took on many jobs. When Amelia was 23 she met Frank Hawks, who took her on her very first flight for ten dollars.

She crash landed a minute later, but declared the experience, “awesome!” With the wind in her face she launched off the end of the ramp, catching air and her first feeling of flight. They even greased the wood to make it “super-fast.”Īmelia took the first ride. At the age of seven Amelia and her sister built a roller coaster in their backyard by placing two planks against a shed and making a car from a packing crate with roller skate wheels on the bottom. I am Amelia Earhart Written by Brad Meltzer | Illustrated by Christopher EliopoulosĮven as a child Amelia Earhart chafed at the idea that girls could only wear dresses, play with dolls, and have “unladylike” adventures. Her disappearance over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 remains one of the most baffling historical mysteries. She was an author a founder of the Ninety-Nines, an organization for women pilots an instructor and career counselor and she broke many aviation records. With astounding bravery and perseverance, Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

I am Amelia Earhart by Christopher Eliopoulos