Night flight : Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic /
Robert Burleigh ; paintings by Wendell Minor.
- New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2011.
- [34] p. : col. ill., maps ; 27 cm.
"A Paula Wiseman Book." Maps on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references.
Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.) School Library Journal Wilson's Children Booklist starred, February 2011 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 2011 Horn Book, October 2011 Kirkus Review, January 2011 Library Media Connection, May 2011 Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2012 Pub Weekly, December 2010 School Library Journal, February 2011 Wilson's Children, September 2011
An account of Amelia Earhart's dangerous 1932 flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland, in which she survived bad weather and a malfunctioning airplane. Includes a brief biography of the aviator.