The girl with her head in the clouds : the amazing life of Dolly Shepherd
McCombie, Karen2021
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1904, Alexandra Palace, London. When a couple of showmen need a stand-in for a trick that involves shooting an apple off a human target's head, sixteen-year-old Dolly Shepherd volunteers on the spot. Little does she know that this will be the first of many stunts and the start of a sensational career. But the life of a parachutist is as dangerous as it is daring, and there will be many close shaves along the way. Pioneering aviatrix Dolly Shepherd comes alive in this thrilling reimagining of her death-defying life from Karen McCombie.
Main title:
The girl with her head in the clouds : the amazing life of Dolly Shepherd / Karen McCombie ; illustrated by Anneli Bray.
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Imprint:
Edinburgh : Barrington Stoke, 2021.Edinburgh : Barrington Stoke, 2021.
Collation:
97 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Dyslexic-friendly.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781781129456 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
Shepherd, Dolly, 1886- -- Juvenile fictionChildren's storiesFiction 7+General StoriesStories for Struggling or Reluctant ReadersFor reluctant readers (children)Children's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Historical fictionChildren's / Teenage: True stories told as fiction
BRN:
2466992