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Tiny jumper, how Tiny Broadwick created the parachute rip cord, by Candy Dahl ; illustrated by Maithili Joshi

eng

Includes bibliographical references

individual biography

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Tiny jumper

1402231408

by Candy Dahl ; illustrated by Maithili Joshi

how Tiny Broadwick created the parachute rip cord

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

juvenile