Tiny Jumper: How Tiny Broadwick Created the Parachute Rip Cord

Candy Dahl (Author) Maithili Joshi (Illustrator)

Description

This thrilling biography tells the story of Tiny Broadwick, the first woman to ever parachute from a plane and the inventor of the parachute rip cord, and how her determination, courage, adventurousness, and joy in doing what she loved lifted her up to stand as tall as a pioneer in flight.

The crack of a pistol shattered the silence-
Tiny's signal to jump.
Her hands trembled as she cut her parachute away from the balloon.

Tiny Broadwick, a teeny, uneducated mill girl, had big dreams of soaring above the earth, out of poverty, and above expectations. She became the first woman to parachute from an airplane, and her idea for the rip cord paved the way for pilots to safely escape in-flight emergencies.

This thrilling biography shows how Tiny's determination, courage, adventurousness, and joy lifted her up to stand tall as a pioneer in flight.

Product Details

Price

$18.99 $17.66

Publisher

Little Bee Books

Publish Date

October 10, 2023

Pages

Dimensions

9.1 X 11.6 X 0.4 inches | 0.95 pounds

Language

English

Type

Hardcover

EAN/UPC

9781499813944

BISAC Categories:

Biography & Autobiography - Women

History - United States - 20th Century

Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science

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About the Author

Candy Dahl is a former teacher/librarian. She received her MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She loves discovering little known historical events and using them to launch her books. Her novel Emma and the Civil Warrior was one of three finalists for the Children's Book of the Year of the Southeastern Booksellers Association and for the Juvenile Fiction Book of the Independent Publishers Association. Candy lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband, David, and their Aussie-doodle, Rocky.

Maithili Joshi is an illustrator and designer based in New York. She was born in Pune, India, and spent a brief few years of her childhood in the United Kingdom, where she was first introduced to the fascinating illustrations in children's books. She's been drawn to the art of bookmaking ever since and now makes her own. Find more of her work at maithiliart.com.

Reviews

Dahl's fast-paced narrative is interspersed with quotes from her subject . . . and contemporaries, adding color and immediacy.-- "Horn Book Magazine"
Readers will come away in awe of her outsize courage and determination.-- "Booklist, STARRED REVIEW"
A well-executed biography of an extraordinary woman.-- "Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW"

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