$25,000 Flight (Totally True Adventures) : How Lindbergh Set a Daring Record...

Can Charles Lindbergh set a world record? Follow America?s first superstar pilot in this high-flying Totally True Adventure.   In the 1920s, flying was brand new?and very dangerous. A $25,000 prize for the first flight from New York to Paris went unclaimed for years. Many teams tried. And many teams failed. Still, Charles Lindbergh felt he had a shot at the prize. He wasn?t famous. He wasn?t rich. But he was determined. He?d cross the ocean in a tiny plane . . . and he?d do it all by himself!   After you've read the story, don't miss the bonus content with extra facts, a timeline, and more 20th century history, geography, and science-tie-ins!