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Tiny Jumper: How Tiny Broadwick Created the Parachute Rip Cord
Candy Dahl
Illustrator: Maithili Joshi
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Little Bee Books
ISBN: 978-1-4998-1394-4
Keywords: Aviation pioneers, aviation history, persistence, bravery, child labor, adventures
A little-known heroine leapt from hot air balloons and airplanes to try to make parachutes safe for all. Bright digital art. Back matter.