FLY HIGH! The Story of Bessie Coleman
Louise Borden, Mary Kay Kroeger, , illus. by Teresa Flavin. . S&S/Aladdin, $6.99 (40pp) ISBN 978-0-689-86462-9
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Reviewed on: 01/12/2004
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