![]() ![]() This vibrantly illustrated picture book biography reveals the exciting life of a brave pioneer who followed her dreams and showed the world that women can do anything! About The AuthorĮver hear of Betty Skelton? Most people haven’t, yet this woman was a whirling daredevil who liked to go fast and broke records in aviation and auto racing. ![]() And by the time she was an adult, Betty was known in the press as the “First Lady of Firsts!” ![]() ![]() Beetty rode motorcycles, raced cars, jumped out of planes, and flew jets, helicoptors, gliders, and blimps. She was always ready to take on a challenge, and she loved to have fun. When Betty Skelton was young there weren’t many women flying airplanes or racing cars, but she wouldn’t let that stop her. 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. In the 1930s most girls were happy playing with dolls. A riveting picture book biography of Betty Skelton, aviation and auto racing pioneer, from award-winning author/illustrator Megan McCarthy. ![]()
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