Bessie Coleman
by Flynn, Riley
Series:Great African-Americans (Capstone Press/Pebble) · Pebble Books
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AR Book Level
2.5
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
284
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
339751 EN
About this book
Simple text and photographs introduce Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license. The book follows her early life in Chicago, the discrimination she faced, and her decision to travel to France to train as a pilot, eventually returning to the United States to share her skills and inspire others. It highlights her determination and courage in an era when women and people of color were rarely allowed in the cockpit.