The History of Flight: Print Resources
This is a collection of print resources covering the History of Flight. A separate collection of Electronic Resources is also available.
Below are outstanding and recommended titles by the National Science Teachers Association that fit this year’s theme for National Chemistry Week. Descriptions are based on reviews from the NSTA web site.
Key: E = Elementary (K–5), I = Intermediate (6–8), HS = High School (9–12), C = College, G = General Public
- Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American: An Autobiography. B. O. Davis, Jr. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1991. (HS)
- Black Aviator: The Story of William J. Powell. W. Powell. Edited by V. Hardesty. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1994. (HS)
- Black Wings: The American Black in Aviation. V. Hardesty and D. Pisano. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1983. (HS)
- The Divided Skies: Establishing Segregated Flight Training at Tuskegee 1934–1942. R. Jakeman. Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1992. (HS)
- The Double V Campaign: African Americans in WW II. M. Cooper. New York: Lodestar Books, Penguin Putnam, Inc., 1998. (E, I)
- Flying Free: America’s First Black Aviators. P. Hart. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1992. (E, I)
- Mae Jemison: Space Scientist. G. Sakurai. New York: Children’s Press, 1998. (E, I)
- Nobody Owns the Sky: The Story of Bessie Coleman. R. Lindbergh. Massachusetts, Candlewick Press, 1998. (E, I)
- Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator. D. Rich. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1993. (I, HS)
- Red-Tail Angels: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen. P. McKissack and F. McKissack. New York: Walker & Company, 1995. (E, I)
- The Right to Fight: A History of African Americans in the Military. G. Astor. California: Presidio Press, 1998. (HS)
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