Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight

• Age Range: 4 - 8 years

• Grade Level: Preschool - 3

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SUMMARY

Based on Karyn Parson's critically acclaimed Sweet Blackberry video series comes the story of Bessie Coleman, the first African American female to earn her pilot's license.

Bessie was a little girl with a big imagination that took her to the sky, through the clouds, and past the birds. Knocking down barriers one by one, Bessie endured racism and grueling training to become the first black female pilot and an inspiration to Mae Jemison, Josephine Baker, and many more influential people of color for years to come.

Fly high with “Queen Bess” as she travels the skies and performs her death-defying air shows.