Bessie Coleman

Meet Bessie Coleman the first African-American woman to earn her international pilot’s license against great odds.

Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own—as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. No one in America was willing to teach a black woman to fly. Still, Bessie never gave up on her dream of becoming a world-famous aviator.