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Travel back to 1916 with Ruth Bancroft Law to learn more about the early days of aviation in America. A remarkable pioneer, Law was one of the most daring, courageous, and successful aviators of her time. She set several records and inspired the nation with a bold and historic flight. In the process, she showed the world that women could be influential leaders and superb pilots.
Ruth Law: The Queen of the Air – Ms. Skelley’s book will be enjoyed by both children and adults as it relates the truly remarkable adventures of Ruth Law, pioneer aviatrix who opened many doors for women. The book relates Law’s adventures as told by reporters interviewing Ms. Law and others who witnessed her aviation feats. The book includes fun facts, vocabulary words, maps, and simple, clear illustrations of early aviator’s flying attire, and other aviation scenes. The book also provides a comprehensive source listing, allowing young readers to do further research. I enjoyed providing this book to my young gadget-minded friends who, after reading it, had many further questions that started conversations like “What is a pusher plane?” and “How can you wear TWO leather suits at one time?” A book that would be a good addition to any young reader’s library. Amazon Reviewer
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Billie Holladay Skelley received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Now retired from working as a cardiovascular and thoracic surgery clinical nurse specialist and nursing educator, she enjoys focusing on her writing. She has written several health-related articles for both professional and lay journals. Her writing, however, crosses several different genres, and her work has appeared in various magazines, journals, and anthologies in print and online—ranging from the American Journal of Nursing to Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Billie also has written eight books for children and teens: Eagle the Legal Beagle (Kids Book Press-2015), Luella Agnes Owen: Going Where No Lady Had Gone Before (Goldminds Publishing-2015), Ruth Law: The Queen of the Air (Goldminds Publishing-2016), Spice Secret: A Cautionary Diary (Goldminds Publishing-2017), Ollie the Autism-Support Collie (LawMux Press-2018), Weaver the Diabetic-Alert Retriever (LawMux Press-2019), Hugh Armstrong Robinson: The Story of Flying Lucky 13 (Goldminds-Imprint of Amphorae Publishing-2019), and Two Terrible Days in May: The Rader Farm Massacre (LawMux Press-2019).
Ruth Law: The Queen of the Air received the 2017 Missouri Writers’ Guild First Place Award for Best Juvenile Book, and Hugh Armstrong Robinson: The Story of Flying Lucky 13 won the 2020 Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc. Best Juvenile Book Award (for ages 1-12) and was selected as the Children’s Picture Book Non-Fiction (All Ages) Category Winner in the 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.
Connect with Billie at www.bhskelley.com
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