Behold the story of Sophie Blanchard, an extraordinary woman who is largely forgotten despite her claim to being the very first female pilot in history. In eighteenth-century France, “balloonomania” has fiercely gripped the nation . . . but all of the pioneering aeronauts are men.
- ISBN: 9780763677329
- Author: Smith, Matthew Clark
- Illustrator: Tavares, Matt
- Published: 2017 , Candlewick
- Themes: aviation, Hot air balloons
- Descriptors: Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, France, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 32