Aim for the Skies: Jerrie Mock and Joan Merriam Smith's Race to Complete Amelia Earhart's Quest
AIM FOR THE SKIES Jerrie Mock and Joan Merriam Smith’s Race to Complete Amelia Earhart’s Quest By aimée bissonette Illustrated by doris ettlinger
Jerrie Mock took her first airplane ride when she was seven years old The rumbling of the engines filled her ears as the plane sped down the runway I’m going to be a pilot Jerrie announced when the plane landed
At first Jerrie dreamed of flying across her home state of Ohio But years later when she hurried home from school to listen to radio broadcasts about Amelia Earhart Jerrie decided Ohio wasn’t big enough I want to do what Amelia is doing Jerrie thought I want to see the whole world
