Sunday, May 3, 2020

Me and the Sky: Captain Beverly Bass, Pioneering Pilot by Beverley Bass - ADVISABLE

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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