Daredevil: the Daring Life of Betty Skelton

Publisher Marketing: In the 1930s most girls were happy playing with dolls. But one girl, Betty Skelton, liked playing with airplanes, watching them fly around outside, and even flying airplanes herself! She lived for an adventure - in the air, the water, and on land - and nothing could stop her, especially not being a girl. When Betty Skelton was young there weren t many women flying airplanes or racing cars, but she wouldn t let that stop her. She was always ready to take on a challenge, and she loved to have fun. Beetty rode motorcycles, raced cars, jumped out of planes, and flew jets, helicoptors, gliders, and blimps. And by the time she was an adult, Betty was known in the press as the "First Lady of Firsts!" Review Citations: School Library Journal 02/01/2015 pg. 47 (EAN 9781633791367, Compact Disc) Audio File 04/01/2015 pg. 35 (EAN 9781633791367, Compact Disc) School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 46 (EAN 9781633791336, DVD-Video) Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2013 pg. 109 (EAN 9781442481886, Open Ebook) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2013 (EAN 9781442481886, Open Ebook) Booklist 06/01/2013 pg. 85 (EAN 9781442481886, Open Ebook) School Library Journal 04/01/2013 pg. 150 (EAN 9781442422629, Hardcover) Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2013 pg. 109 (EAN 9781442422629, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2013 (EAN 9781442422629, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 06/03/2013 (EAN 9781442422629, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2013 pg. 519 (EAN 9781442422629, Hardcover) Booklist 06/01/2013 pg. 85 (EAN 9781442422629, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 06/28/2013 (EAN 9781442422629, Hardcover) New York Times Book Review 07/14/2013 pg. 15 (EAN 9781442422629, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 193 (EAN 9781442422629, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  McCarthy, Meghan Meghan McCarthy is the award-winning author and illustrator of many books for children, including "Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton"; "Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum"; "City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male";" "and "Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse". A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, she lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at Meghan-McCarthy.com. Contributor Bio:  Berneis, Susie Susie Berneis is a versatile voice over artist with numerous narration credits to her name. She has an ear for dialect and a love for the process of developing characters, cultivated in her 20-plus years of experience as a community and regional stage actress. Based in Ann Arbor, (home of the University of Michigan, where she received her BA in English and Theatre) Susie now takes great joy in playing all the characters she encounters in her narration.