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"May be from her exhibition tour of Japan, in 1917." Photo & Text from Roy Nagl, 2-22-04 Ancient Aviators Website |
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THE FLYING SCHOOLGIRL By Debra L. Winegarten Stinson racked up many "firsts"-first precision flyer, first to do pre-flight inspections, and first to fly solo at night. She also invented night skywriting and amazed audeinces in Japan and China. Together with her family, she established an airfield and flight school in San Antonio, Texas, and assembled and sold high-quality aircraft. This moving, inspiring story captures the proud spirit of a modern dreamer and daredevil who helped shape the art of aviation. To learn more about the book, and the author, and for ordering the book, just click on: Katherine Stinson, the Flying Schoolgirl by Debra L. Winegarten |
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High Flyer By Neila Skinner Petrick Illustrated by Daggi Wallace ACCELERATED READER PROGRAM SELECTION From the first time she saw the Wright Flyers airplanes, Katherine Stinson knew she wanted to become a pilot. But she had trouble finding someone to teach her how to fly because everyone told her she was too young and too small. Finally, when she found a pilot willing to train her, she not only excelled as a solo flyer, but she also became the fourth American woman licensed to fly. Earning the nickname "the Flying Schoolgirl," Katherine performed at exhibitions in California, sets distance records, flew in Japan, China, and Canada, and later opened a flying school in San Antonio, Texas. Even when the U.S. Army would not allow her to fly in Europe, she used her exhibition skills to raise over two million dollars for the Red Cross. Throughout her life, Katherine Stinson Otero's high morals and high spirits always prevailed, as she was never one to take no for an answer. Her adventurous spirit lives on in the many schools, airplanes, and monuments named after her and she remains an inspiration to us all. ABOUT THE AUTHOR An accomplished author, video writer, and producer, Petrick has won national and regional awards for her work, including the silver medal at the New York Film & Video Festival, the Associated Press Managing Editors Award for writing, and two Matrix awards. Petrick received her bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her master of arts degree in interdisciplinary studies at the University of Texas in Dallas. She lives in McKinney, Texas, with her husband, Tom. Jane Wilkinson Long: Texas Pioneer, also published by Pelican, was Ms. Petrick's first book for children. ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR Daggi Wallace is a self-taught artist and illustrator. Her art work has appeared in Pockets, Pastel Artist International, and International Artist magazines and is included in many private collections and art exhibitions. Daggi lives with her two daughters in Dallas, Texas, where she teaches art workshops and gives painting demonstrations. KATHERINE STINSON OTERO High Flyer By Neila Skinner Petrick Illustrated by Daggi Wallace 32 pp. 8½ x 11 31 color illus. Ages 5-8 ISBN: 1-58980-368-X $15.95 ISBN-13: 9781589803688 For More Information, Contact the Promotion Department at 504-368-1175. Please send two (2) copies of any review or mention. |
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From The Early Birds of Aviation Roster of Members January 1, 1996 If you have any information on this Early Bird, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper Back 
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