Celebrate Black History Month [2]
Tuesday, Feb. 8th at 4:00 pm
@ the Atascocita Branch Library. [3]
Come soar with us as we explore the life of American aviator, Bessie Coleman. [4]Following the presentation, children will have an opportunity to make a craft.
- Neither tickets nor registration are required.
- This is a free program which is best suited for school aged children.
Booklist
Bessie Coleman : daring stunt pilot [5] Trina Robbins
Graphic Novel format, this book tells the story of Bessie Coleman.
Bessie Coleman : daring to fly [6]Sally M. Walker
Describes the life and accomplishments of Bessie Colemen, who overcame racism and poverty to become the first African American woman pilot.
Talkin' about Bessie : the story of aviator Elizabeth Coleman [7]Nikki Grimes
A biography of the woman who became the first licensed Afro-American pilot.
Fly high! : the story of Bessie Coleman [8] Louise Borden
Discusses the life of the determined African American woman who went all the way to France in order to earn her pilot's license in 1921.
Nobody owns the sky : the story of "brave Bessie" Coleman [9] Reeve Lindbergh
A rhymed telling of the life of the first African American aviator, who dreamed of flying as a child in the cotton fields of Texas, and persevered until she made that dream come true.
Fly, Bessie, Fly [10] Lynn Joseph
A brief biography of the woman who, in 1921, became the first African American to earn a pilot's license.
Websites
- African American [14]
- Balck History Month [15]
- Bessie Colmann [16]
- Fly [17]
- Pilot [18]
- Texas History [19]
- Women's History [20]
- Atascocita [21]
