Daring American Heroes of Flight

There was a time when people were in a race to be first with a reliable and controllable way to fly. Once there, many more frontiers were left to conquer. From crossing the Atlantic Ocean and landing on the Moon to overcoming gender and racial bias, there have been pilots who rose to these challenges, no matter the odds. Jennifer Reed profiles nine of these daring heroes: Orville and Wilbur Wright, Bessie Coleman, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Benjamin O. Davis, Neil Armstrong, Sally Ride, and Eileen Collins.

Jennifer Reed has been writing nonfiction and fiction for young readers for over ten years. She has a B.A. in English and is a professor of children's literature and writing with the Institute of Children's Literature. Reed is the editor of Wee Ones magazine. She has two young children who also enjoy writing and reading.