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Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean (2010)

by Sarah Stewart Taylor(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1423113373 (ISBN13: 9781423113379)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Disney-Hyperion

review 1: Likes: Nice graphic novel (simple black, white, and blue pictures which reminded me of the sky and ocean, which was cool) about Amelia Earhart, told from the POV of a young girl who is a budding journalist in Newfoundland and meets Amelia at the start of her first Atlantic crossing. Has a chapter in the back with background info to accompany the panels, as well as some suggested reading. Should appeal to teens, tweens, and older kids who are interested in Amelia and flying in general. Could also be a way to snag some kids who enjoy graphic novels but not history.Dislikes: super short, could have used some more text and background info (I'm a public historian, I'm always going to want more background info), focused a little too much on young Grace the journalist as opposed ... moreto Amelia herself.
review 2: Very interesting juvenile graphic novel biography of Amelia Earhart. Focuses on a very short period of Amelia's life -- her first trip across the atlantic, as a passenger. Yes, folks, in our not so distant history it was a big deal for a woman to RIDE across the Atlantic. Of course, not long before Amelia's time it was big deal for ANYONE to ride or fly across the atlantic. So let's not be too harsh in our judgements. Anyone, it's done its job in that now I want to learn more about Amelia Earhart. less

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