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Title You can fly : the Tuskegee Airmen / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford.
Author Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.
Publication Info. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2016]
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J 811.54 WEA    Check Shelves
 South Trail  J 811.54 WEA    Check Shelves
Description 80 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-78).
Includes filmograpgy (pages 79-80).
Audience Grades 4-6.
Summary This history in verse celebrates the story of the Tuskegee Airmen: pioneering African-American pilots who triumphed in the skies and past the color barrier.
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American -- Juvenile poetry.
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
African American air pilots -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American -- Juvenile poetry.
Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.) -- Juvenile poetry.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Juvenile poetry.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American -- Juvenile poetry.
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
African American air pilots -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American -- Juvenile poetry.
Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.) -- Juvenile poetry.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Juvenile poetry.
Added Author Weatherford, Jeffery Boston, illustrator.
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1481449397 (pbk. : alk. paper)