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3) Wind flyers
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A boy's love of flight takes him on a journey from the dusty dirt roads of Alabama to the war-torn skies of Europe. Introduces young readers to the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In a time when the U.S. military was segregated, the Tuskegee Airmen proved that blacks could fight as well and with as much courage as anyone. Learn about this group of exceptional pilots, whose outstanding flying and performances paved the way for the integration of the military
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen: pioneering African-American pilots who triumphed in the skies and past the color barrier during World War II.
I WANT YOU! says the poster of Uncle Sam. But if you're a young black man in 1940, he doesn't want you in the cockpit of a war plane. Yet you are determined not to let that stop your dream of flying.
So when you hear of a civilian pilot training...
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