Tiny Jumper: How Tiny Broadwick Created the Parachute Rip Cord

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Synopsis
This thrilling biography tells the story of Tiny Broadwick, the first woman to ever parachute from a plane and the inventor of the parachute rip cord, and how her determination, courage, adventurousness, and joy in doing what she loved lifted her up to stand as tall as a pioneer in flight.The crack of a pistol shattered the silence-Tiny's signal to jump.Her hands trembled as she cut her parachute away from the balloon. Tiny Broadwick, a teeny, uneducated mill girl, had big dreams of soaring above the earth, out of poverty, and above expectations. She became the first woman to parachute from an airplane, and her idea for the rip cord paved the way for pilots to safely escape in-flight emergencies.This thrilling biography shows how Tiny's determination, courage, adventurousness, and joy lifted her up to stand tall as a pioneer in flight.
Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
40 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781499814309
Related ISBNs:
9781499813944
Publisher:
Little Bee Books Inc.
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Candy Dahl
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs, Technology
Grade Levels:
Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Pre-Kindergarten
Reading Age:
4–8
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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