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Sprouting Wings: The True Story of James Herman Banning, the First African American Pilot to Fly Across the United States
Louisa Jagger & Shari Becker
Illustrator: Floyd Cooper
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers /PRH
ISBN: 978-1-984847-62-1
Keywords: African American, pilots, aviation, discrimination, persistence
A Black boy in Oklahoma proves that barriers needn't stop dreams. His persistence and ingenuity result in a flight from California to NY in 1932. Warm, authentic illustrations.