Me and the Sky: Captain Beverly Bass, Pioneering Pilot
by Beverley Bass, illustrated by
Joanie Stone. BIOGRAPHY PICTURE BOOK. Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. $18. ISBN
9780525645498
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL
– ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Starting when she was still riding in a stroller, Beverly loved
planes. She dreamed about flying, and never let “can’t” stop her from pursuing
her flying goals, even though she heard that word lots. Girls didn’t take
flying lessons. A girl couldn’t fly passenger planes. Who would trust a girl in
their jumbo jet’s cockpit? But flying planes did not take big muscles, just
brains and determination, both of which Beverley had plenty. She became the
first female to captain an American Airlines commercial airliner.
Though the illustrations seem fairly
flat and ordinary to me, the story is an important one in the march toward equal
rights for women. Three pages of back matter provide more information about
Beverley’s story, including her experience during 9-11, which became part of an
award-winning Broadway musical.
P.K. Foster, MLS, elementary school teacher-librarian
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