Me and the Sky
Captain Beverley Bass, Pioneering Pilot
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Publisher Description
The groundbreaking female pilot featured in the hit Broadway musical Come from Away tells her story in this high-flying and inspiring picture-book autobiography!
When Beverley Bass was a young girl in the late 1950s, she told her parents she wanted to fly planes--and they told her that girls couldn't be pilots. Still, they encouraged her, and brought her to a nearby airport to watch the planes take off and land.
After decades of refusing to take no for an answer, in 1986 Beverley became the first female pilot promoted to captain by American Airlines and led the first all-female crewed flight shortly thereafter. Her revolutionary career became even more newsworthy when she was forced to land in the remote town of Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001, due to US airspace closures. After several days there, she flew her crew and passengers safely home.
Beverley's incredible life is now immortalized in the hit Broadway musical Come from Away. Here, discover how she went from an ambitious young girl gazing up at the sky to a groundbreaking pilot smiling down from the cockpit.
"Inspiring and up, up, and away all the way."--Kirkus
"An inspiring biography about one woman's determination to forge a new path."--Booklist
Customer Reviews
Perfect!!!
Inspiring and beautiful book. The illustrations themselves are worth the purchase. However the true value I gained lies in the revelation that we need more real icons like Beverly Bass. To me a real hero is one who follows their dreams no matter what obstacles come in their way. It’s this shattering of barriers that makes the human story incredible and inspires others to do the same thus changing the world around us and making it a better place. I’ve already shared this book with my family will share it with future generations and looking forward to the inspiration they derive from it. Thanks for being a modern day leader and pioneer Mrs Beverly Bass. Well done…Well done.