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First edition. |
| Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
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| Summary |
This true story follows the story of Beatrice Shilling, a woman whose ingenuity, persistence, and mechanical expertise helped Britain win World War II. |
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"Beatrice Shilling wasn't quite like other children. She could make anything. She could fix anything. And when she took a thing apart, she put it back together better than before. When Beatrice left home to study engineering, she knew that as a girl she wouldn't be quite like the other engineers--and she wasn't. She was better. Still, it took hard work and perseverance to persuade the Royal Aircraft Establishment to give her a chance. But when World War II broke out and British fighter pilots took to the skies in a desperate struggle for survival against Hitler's bombers, it was clearly time for new ideas. Could Beatrice solve an engine puzzle and help Britain win the war?" -- Amazon.com. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Shilling, Beatrice, 1909-1990 -- Juvenile literature.
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Aeronautical engineers -- England -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Women engineers -- England -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Juvenile literature.
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Shilling, Beatrice, 1909-1990. |
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Aeronautical engineers.
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Women engineers.
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Engineers.
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Women.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Women.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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Picture books.
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| Added Author |
Duncan, Daniel, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Beatrice Shilling, World War II engineer |
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Beatrice Shilling, World War 2 engineer |
| ISBN |
9781536212525 (trade) : $17.99 |
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1536212520 (trade) |
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