| ID | 024842 |
| Call Number | 921/BLA |
| Title Proper | Lighter than air: Sophie Blanchard, the first female pilot |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tavares, Matt (ill.) ; Smith, Matthew Clark |
| Publication | London, Walker Books, 2018. |
| Description | 24p Sly Blue Spine |
| Note | Shares the life of the first female to work as a professional balloonist, making more than sixty ascents until 1819, she also became the first woman to die in an aviation accident. |
| Standard Number | 9781406386257 |
| Price. Qualification | £7.99(Pb) |
| Classification Number | 921 |
| Key Words | RISK TAKER ; Women balloonists - France - Biography ; Balloonists - France - Biography ; Ballooning - History ; Ballooning ; Balloonists ; Women balloonists ; Blanchard, Sophie, 1778 -1819 ; Stereotypes (Social psychology) ; Aviation - History |