In the book world, the month of November is dedicated to reading and sharing non-fiction books. This month I’ll be sharing some non-fiction books that I think would be great for readers, young and old. These books will cover various topics and interests.
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TINY JUMPER
How Tiny Broadwick Created the Parachute Rip Cord
By: Candy Dahl
Illustrated by Maithili Joshi
Published: October 10, 2023
Publisher: Little Bee Books
Biography
Tiny’s story is just the kind of story that can inspire other kids. She was female, she was poor, and she was ignored because she was small for her age after being born a preemie. The odds were against her except it was those qualities that made her work harder and dream bigger than others would have expected.
Tiny never even reached five feet tall but she reached higher than any other woman had at that time, she was the first woman to jump out of an airplane. If it would have been possible at that time, she would have found a way to go to the moon as well.
“…because a tiny woman with huge courage and determination followed her dreams of rising up into the sky and changed the world of parachuting forever.”
Tiny was born in 1893 and by 1907 she saw Charles Broadwick jump from a hot air balloon while attending the State Fair. She marched right up to him wanting to jump too. Because she was so determined, he eventually trained her, adopted her, and took her with him on tour. If Tiny hadn’t been so bold and determined, she wouldn’t have made her first jump from a hot air balloon just a year later at the same State Fair.
Direct quotes from Tiny are featured on the pages in colored blocks and the illustrations tell the story as much as the words do. The end of the book features an author’s note with more details, actual photos of Tiny, and a selected bibliography if kids want to learn more about this fascinating woman in history. Her legacy allows the military to jump into enemy territory using parachutes by pulling the rip cord. Tiny is an inspiring woman in history.
| Candy Dahl is a former teacher/librarian. She received her MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She loves discovering little-known historical events and using them to launch her books. Her novel Emma and the Civil Warrior was one of three finalists for the Children’s Book of the Year of the Southeastern Booksellers Association and for the Juvenile Fiction Book of the Independent Publishers Association. Candy lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband, David, and their Aussie-doodle, Rocky. To learn more, visit candydahlbooks.com. Maithili Joshi is an illustrator and designer based in New York. She was born in Pune, India, and spent a brief few years of her childhood in the United Kingdom, where she was first introduced to the fascinating illustrations in children’s books. She’s been drawn to the art of bookmaking ever since and now makes her own. Find more of her work at maithiliart.com. |
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