Whatever Happened to Amelia Earhart?

by Melinda Blau

A biography of the woman who set many records as a pilot. Discusses the mystery surrounding her disappearance while attempting to fly around the world.

Genres: Biography

48 pages, Library Binding

First published October 1, 1983

About the author

Award-winning journalist Melinda Blau has been researching and writing about relationships and social trends for more than thirty years. With her (lucky) thirteenth book, Consequential Strangers: People Who Don't Seem to Matter...But Really Do, she widens her lens to include the surprisingly vital connections that extend beyond family and close friendsa subject that has taken her into the world of business and marketing, the Internet and social media, health and "place making."
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Reviews

[Gale · Rating 2 out of 5]

HEROINE OF THE SKIES

This brief biography of America's pioneer lady pilot is excellent for elementary kids. Blau's text reads easily, plus the book is illustrated with historical b/w photos. Consisting of eight chapters with wide-spaced lines of print, the story flows swiftly--capturing the reader's imagination and interest.

Boys will identify with a daredevil who defied the establishment, while girls will realize that Amelia was also a pioneer in women's rights--the right to pursue their dreams based on talent, despite the stereotyping of acceptable female roles. She paved the way for future women to reach for the stars. The title itself is haunting, since the fate of this brave aviatrix is not known--0r has never been revealed by either government. Thus the mystery remains--her legend lives on!

(January 30, 2012. I welocme dialogue with teachers.)

[Abby Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed learning about Amelia Earhart. This book told the story of her life from when she was born to the point of where she went missing. I learned a lot about her that I never knew. I like that she loved flying so much, she was fine with not getting paid for flying a plane across the Atlantic. She was then called "Lady Lindy." The ending was the most interesting to me because they have so many theories of what happened to her when she disappeared. Some say she was a spy sent to spy on Japan, in which Japan had taken her and Fred, her co-pilot, prisoners of war or the Japanese shot down the plane. Another story is she had to crash land the plane in the middle of the ocean. The book was an easy read, and again I learned a lot.