Premium Members Get 10% Off and Earn Rewards Find Out More

The Jerrie Mock Story: The First Woman to Fly Solo around the World

Add to Wishlist

The Jerrie Mock Story: The First Woman to Fly Solo around the World

Hardcover

$32.95

View All Available Formats & Editions

Hardcover
$32.95

View All Available Formats & Editions

SHIP THIS ITEM

Qualifies for Free Shipping
PICK UP IN STORE
Check Availability at Nearby Stores

Available within 2 business hours

Want it Today?
Check Store Availability

Related collections and offers

Overview

In the third installment of our series Biographies for Young Readers, Nancy Roe Pimm gives us the life of Jerrie Mock, who in 1964 became the first woman to fly solo around the world. Mock, born in Newark, Ohio, received little attention for her feat, despite accomplishing what her childhood heroine Amelia Earhart died trying.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780821422151
Publisher:	Ohio University Press
Publication date:	03/15/2016
Series:	Biographies for Young Readers
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	1020L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 12 Years

About the Author

Nancy Roe Pimm is an award-winning author of nonfiction books for young readers, five of which have been Junior Library Guild selections. Smoky, the Dog That Saved My Life is her second book (after The Jerrie Mock Story) for Ohio University Press's Biographies for Young Readers series. A native of Brooklyn, New York, with three daughters and two grandsons, Nancy lives in Plain City, Ohio, with her retired race-car driver husband, their two dogs, two cats, and python named Monty.

Author's Note ix

Circumnavigating the Globe

Flight 1 March 19, 1964 3

Flight 2 Early Years and Chasing Dreams 14

Flight 3 Bermuda Bound 27

Flight 4 Santa Maria 35

Flight 5 Casablanca 42

Flight 6 Nigeria and Libya 49

Flight 7 Egypt and Saudi Arabia 57

Flight 8 Pakistan and India 65

Flight 9 Thailand and the Philippines 73

Flight 10 Guam, Wake Island, and Hawaii 82

Flight 11 Home! 93

Flight 12 Supersonic lets and Record-Breaking Streaks 103

Blue Skies Always

Jerrie's Timeline 117

Jerrie's Achievements & Awards 119

Glossary 121

Acknowledgments 125

Notes 127

Bibliography 133

From the B&N Reads Blog

Page 1 of

Editorial Reviews

"Nancy Roe Pimm's book makes me feel as though I am visiting with Jerrie again--every detail is there, just as Jerrie shared it with me. Jerrie was a gracious and competent American woman and an unexpected hero who gave closure to Amelia Earhart's quest. The personal story of our last tie to the golden age of aviation is beautifully presented."--Jill Nelson, retired U.S. Navy pilot and friend of Jerrie Mock

"Nancy Roe Pimm has captured Jerrie's essence and her voice. She shows my sister's passion for flying and for life. I'm thrilled to know her story will be shared with future generations, so they too will believe in their dreams as they get to know Jerrie, a true American hero."--Susan Reid, Jerrie Mock's younger sister

"Plentifully illustrated with photographs and copies of her passport and flight documents, this is an interesting snap shot of an accomplishment about which not enough people know."--Ms. Yingling Reads

"This is a high-interest biography of a woman who is less of a household name than her idol, Amelia Earhart, but no less gutsy and accomplished."--Booklist

"This often hair-raising tale not only rescues a major aeronautical feat from near-total obscurity, but presents an eye-opening picture of another era's gender roles and expectations."--Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2016-01-09
Quick, name the first woman to fly solo around the world! Bet you can't. Spun from interviews with the pilot herself (who died in 2014) and family members, plus a 1970 autobiographical account, this often-hair-raising tale not only rescues a major aeronautical feat from near-total obscurity, but presents an eye-opening picture of another era's gender roles and expectations. Mock faced hazards including high winds, icing, mental exhaustion, and a dead radio on the monthlong 1964 flight. The (as a local newspaper put it) "petite Bexley housewife and mother" also attended to proper dress and shoes along the way. As Pimm describes it, she also had to put up with a controlling husband, who comes across as a real toad by continually urging her to cut out the sightseeing and unilaterally canceling planned tributes in Hawaii to speed her along; he also wasn't above emotional blackmail: "no word from you all day after landing in Tripoli," reads a telegram. "Your mother in tears. Love, Russ." Tedious minor details and irrelevant sidebars make the flight a rough one, but readers will walk away afterward appreciating the magnitude of Mock's accomplishment—and, with help from the broad array of snapshots, news photos, and personal documents, of her spirit and character, too. Loosely knit but notable both for the journey it commemorates and its view of a time's parochial attitudes. (timeline, endnotes, glossary, reading lists) (Biography. 11-14)

Kirkus Reviews

The Jerrie Mock Story: The First Woman to Fly Solo around the World

The Jerrie Mock Story: The First Woman to Fly Solo around the World

Hardcover

Hardcover

Related collections and offers

Overview

Product Details

About the Author

Table of Contents

Customer Reviews

Related collections and offers

Overview

Product Details

About the Author

Table of Contents

Related Subjects

Customer Reviews