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Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Amelia Earhart. Illustrated throughout. Parent Council Reviews Amelia Earhart comes alive in this easy-to-read biography. Imaginary conversations are combined with plenty of historical facts to encourage reader involvement and stimulate interest. A great reminder to children that many of our heroes are women, this book will inspire patriotism and a sense of adventure. It would also be a welcome addition for kids interested in airplanes or flying. Part of the Childhood of Famous Americans series. 2000, Simon & Schuster, $4.99. Ages 8 to 12. Reviewer: J. Cooper SOURCE: Parent Council Volume 8 A biography of the pilot who was the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic and who was later lost at sea, attempting to fly around the world One morning in the late spring of 1904, a girl with long blond braids leaned out the window of a train in the Kansas City railroad station.