Amelia Earhart

Little People, BIG DREAMS Amelia Earhart    When Amelia was young, she liked to imagine she could stretch her wings and fly away like a bird. As a grown woman, she set a new female world record for flying up to 14,000 feet. She also flew across the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, and eventually undertook the most dangerous mission of all: to fly all the way around the world.     This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the aviator's life.    By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Illustrated by Mariadiamantes. Published by Little People, BIG DREAMS, 2016. Hardcover, 32 pages.