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Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming, Jessica Hische
lindsayb's review against another edition
4.0
Does justice to a complicated woman. Nice format and style.
bibliokris's review against another edition
4.0
Fleming did a terrific job creating tension & suspense in her book by setting 1 chapter about the days when Amelia Earhart was missing against Earhart's biography. Great choice of info to share, wonderful photos, anecdotes from her life, and nothing sugar-coated about Earhart's quest for fame & how she became an icon. The book is not just about Amelia Earhart but also presents an intriguing picture of the US at the time (1930s) and of women & their power. The production quality of the book is very high--typeface is art deco style, so very clearly chosen to give readers a feel for that time, plus the look of the pictures, sidebars, etc. very well done. Excellent book, highly readable.
everydayreading's review against another edition
4.0
I quite liked this - not too long and full of things I didn't know.
It did a nice job integrating the people who thought they'd heard Amelia's radio after her crash with the chronological biography.
Also, I learned that if I plan to do an around-the-world flight, I should learn how to work my radio first.
http://everydayreading.blogspot.com/2011/08/amelia-lost-life-and-disapperance-of.html
It did a nice job integrating the people who thought they'd heard Amelia's radio after her crash with the chronological biography.
Also, I learned that if I plan to do an around-the-world flight, I should learn how to work my radio first.
http://everydayreading.blogspot.com/2011/08/amelia-lost-life-and-disapperance-of.html
verkiezen's review against another edition
4.0
While I've always heard about the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, there were so many things I didn't know! I appreciated that Fleming began by mentioning how tricky it is to be a historian when someone's publicity did not necessarily match the historical truth.
I enjoyed learning about Amelia's young life, how she began to take flying lessons, and all the ways in which she supported herself over the years. However, my favorite part of this book was the ways in which Fleming notes the variety of people who heard Amelia's radio distress call when the plane went down. While Fleming never entirely makes a decisive comment about where Amelia (and her crewmate, Mr. Noonan) ended up, she does lay out who heard what and where in way that allows the reader to try to solve the mystery by themselves.
I would highly recommend this book to people who enjoy a mystery with no solid answer as well as those who enjoy learning about historical figures.
I enjoyed learning about Amelia's young life, how she began to take flying lessons, and all the ways in which she supported herself over the years. However, my favorite part of this book was the ways in which Fleming notes the variety of people who heard Amelia's radio distress call when the plane went down. While Fleming never entirely makes a decisive comment about where Amelia (and her crewmate, Mr. Noonan) ended up, she does lay out who heard what and where in way that allows the reader to try to solve the mystery by themselves.
I would highly recommend this book to people who enjoy a mystery with no solid answer as well as those who enjoy learning about historical figures.
briannastw's review against another edition
5.0
This is the best non-fiction for young readers that I have read this year. Maybe the best non-fiction for young readers that I have read in several years. I got to the end of the book, and even though I knew exactly what was going to happen to Amelia, I still cried. And cried and cried.
Candace Fleming knows exactly who her audience is and writes clearly and directly, with language that is just technical enough to introduce us to the world of aviation without boring me to death. There is a ton of information about Amelia's life that goes beyond her flying and into her media and promotion work - something which Fleming approaches in a way that allows the reader to decide whether or not Amelia's choices were ethical.
Candace Fleming, this book is made of win. Well done.
Full review here: http://slatebreakers.com/2011/11/10/review-amelia-lost-by-candace-fleming/
Candace Fleming knows exactly who her audience is and writes clearly and directly, with language that is just technical enough to introduce us to the world of aviation without boring me to death. There is a ton of information about Amelia's life that goes beyond her flying and into her media and promotion work - something which Fleming approaches in a way that allows the reader to decide whether or not Amelia's choices were ethical.
Candace Fleming, this book is made of win. Well done.
Full review here: http://slatebreakers.com/2011/11/10/review-amelia-lost-by-candace-fleming/
booksandbosox's review against another edition
3.0
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afterwhat's review against another edition
5.0
I don't usually like nonfiction all that much, not even narrative nonfiction, not even biography; I can certainly appreciate nonfiction when it's well-done, but for whatever reason, it just very, very rarely rivets me. Well, I was definitely riveted by this book. Amelia Earhart isn't someone I knew much about; a woman, a pilot, disappeared mysteriously during a flight. I had no idea that she was a teacher at Purdue University, that President Franklin Roosevelt spent taxpayer dollars to build an airstrip on a tiny island in the Pacific Island solely to make Amelia's world trip possible. I didn't even know she was married. The most fascinating part of the story, of course, is the question mark at the end of it, but Amelia herself seems to have been something of a puzzle. Who was she, what motivated her, why on Earth did she not take the time to learn to use her radio, even her flight instruments, before that 27,000 mile trip.
I couldn't stop reading. The format--the linear account of Amelia's life from birth to disappearance alternating chapter by chapter with an account of the day she failed to appear at Howland Island--made certain that I was hooked and stayed that way. The writing is clean, concise, and I feel, very objective without being distant from the subject. The photographs and fact boxes are informative, interesting, and relevant to the text. Excellent. Truly.
I couldn't stop reading. The format--the linear account of Amelia's life from birth to disappearance alternating chapter by chapter with an account of the day she failed to appear at Howland Island--made certain that I was hooked and stayed that way. The writing is clean, concise, and I feel, very objective without being distant from the subject. The photographs and fact boxes are informative, interesting, and relevant to the text. Excellent. Truly.
plexippa's review against another edition
5.0
"We believed we were about to see history in the making -- the first woman to fly around the world, but she didn't come, and she didn't come."
Fleming begins her biography of Earhart near the end of the story, joining the crew waiting for her arrival at Howland Island as they realize that the famous pilot is lost. She then jumps back to the beginning, and the chapters of the book move chronologically from Amelia's birth to her final flight. In between the chapters, though, are brief two- or three-page sections about the progress of the search. This dual narrative maintains a feeling of suspense throughout the book, even though the reader knows the search is ultimately unsuccessful.
Beautifully designed, full of photographs and sidebar notes, with a striking red, black, and gray cover, this biography has plenty of visual appeal for children and adults. Fleming dug through mounds of research (many sources are noted in the back matter) to tease out the truth of Earhart's life from the legends. She portrays an Amelia Earhart who is daring and inspiring, yes, but also a very real human being. A truly outstanding biography.
Fleming begins her biography of Earhart near the end of the story, joining the crew waiting for her arrival at Howland Island as they realize that the famous pilot is lost. She then jumps back to the beginning, and the chapters of the book move chronologically from Amelia's birth to her final flight. In between the chapters, though, are brief two- or three-page sections about the progress of the search. This dual narrative maintains a feeling of suspense throughout the book, even though the reader knows the search is ultimately unsuccessful.
Beautifully designed, full of photographs and sidebar notes, with a striking red, black, and gray cover, this biography has plenty of visual appeal for children and adults. Fleming dug through mounds of research (many sources are noted in the back matter) to tease out the truth of Earhart's life from the legends. She portrays an Amelia Earhart who is daring and inspiring, yes, but also a very real human being. A truly outstanding biography.
daniellewestmark's review against another edition
5.0
Audience: Intermediate
Genre: Non-fiction Biography
Bloom's Discussion Questions:
Remembering: What was the name of Amelia's grandmother, whom she spent the winter with as a child?
Understanding: Explain why the story has the title that it does
Applying: What questions would you ask if you had met Amelia Earhart?
Analyzing: What is the relationship between Amelia and her father?
Evaluation: Would you recommend this book to a friend or a family member? Why or why not?
Creating: What changes would you make to the layout of this book? Would you keep the stories? How would you tell Amelia's story?
Genre: Non-fiction Biography
Bloom's Discussion Questions:
Remembering: What was the name of Amelia's grandmother, whom she spent the winter with as a child?
Understanding: Explain why the story has the title that it does
Applying: What questions would you ask if you had met Amelia Earhart?
Analyzing: What is the relationship between Amelia and her father?
Evaluation: Would you recommend this book to a friend or a family member? Why or why not?
Creating: What changes would you make to the layout of this book? Would you keep the stories? How would you tell Amelia's story?