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Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart | Candace Fleming
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From the acclaimed author of The Great and Only Barnumas well as The Lincolns, Our Eleanor, and Ben Franklin's Almanaccomes the thrilling story of America's most celebrated flyer, Amelia Earhart. In alternating chapters, Fleming deftly moves readers back and forth between Amelia's life (from childhood up until her last flight) and the exhaustive search for her and her missing plane. With incredible photos, maps, and handwritten notes from Amelia herselfplus informative sidebars tackling everything from the history of flight to what Amelia liked to eat while flying (tomato soup)this unique nonfiction title is tailor-made for middle graders. Amelia Lost received four starred reviews and Best Book of the Year accolades from School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Horn Book Magazine, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. From the Hardcover edition.
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em_lemo
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This book was published in 2011, it is also a biography. This book shows the amazing life of Amelia Earhart, but also struggles that she had to face through her life as well. The story tells why she cut her hair, and explains some of the records she broke.
I enjoyed this book, and the ways the book was written and explained. The different types of terminology throughout the book are great ways for readers to learn more about flying.

em_lemo My favorite line throughout the book is,
“He wanted the flyer to inspire the female student to take up careers in such a male dominated field as agriculture and engineering.“
I liked this because it showed that people, men, were ready for some change within the world when it came to the jobs that females could take part in. It is amazing to think about how these people trusted her and wanted her although she did not have teaching experience.
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Lf196117

Using a portion of her mother's inheritance, 19 year old Amelia headed off to Rydal, Pennsylvania, where she attended the Ogontz school.

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Lf196117

This book is quite long, but I believe it would be good for a middle school classroom. The pictures and items in the book are very fascinating.

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Lf196117
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With stunning photographs and primary sources, this book makes the disappearance of Amelia Earhart feel as real as it did back in 1937. I found it very interesting that Amelia's radio waves were heard way in Florida when she crashed in the Pacific Ocean. This book is very driven and tells an amazing story.

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elijahsmith

“The first lets if the journey were east ones”

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elijahsmith

I enjoyed learning more about the Amelia Earhart disappearance.

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elijahsmith
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This book tells the very interesting and confusing story of the Amelia Earhart disappearance. It also tells the reader more about Amelia‘s journey and her background before she disappeared.

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mollywimmers1

“'I am sure Amelias last words were 'I have no regrets'“

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mollywimmers1
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my favorite part of the book was how many images, graphs and other cool things were added to the book. It made it so much more intriguing and easy to read

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mollywimmers1
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I love how the book does not just simply talk about how she got lost but focuses on how amazing she was and how much of a role model she was

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kh972417

“I am sure Amelia's las words were 'I have no regrets.'“

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kh972417
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This book was more of a chapter books, so there weren't as many illustrations. However, I liked how the author decided to include newspaper articles, maps, and original images of Amelia. This gives children an extra sense that this is a true story.

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kh972417
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I enjoyed this story about Amelia Earhart! She is such an inspiring person, and made such an impact in society so many years ago. I would definitely read this to my class when talking about the history at this time.

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vnneff6000

“The first urge to fly”

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vnneff6000
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This is about Amelia Earhart the most famous pilot of all time. This is the story of what she did and how she disappeared.

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