Presents the story of Bessie Coleman, an American, who in 1920 traveled to France to become the first black woman to earn a pilot's license.

This book discusses the life of the determined African American woman who went all the way to France in order to earn her pilot's license in 1921.

From an early age, Bessie Coleman dreamed of flying, but racial bigotry and gender bias threatened to keep her grounded. Denied entrance to flight training scho

The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Bessie Coleman in a simple, age-appropriate way that will

"The story of Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to earn her pilot's license"--