{"product_id":"flying-free-how-bessie-colemans-dreams-took-flight-9780316457194","title":"Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight","description":"\u003cb\u003eBased on Karyn Parson's critically acclaimed Sweet Blackberry video series comes the story of Bessie Coleman, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe first African American pilot to fight for her right to fly.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Before Bessie Coleman blazed a high trail with her plane . . . Before she performed in death-defying flying shows that would earn her fame as \"Queen Bess\" . . . Before she traveled the country speaking out against discrimination, Bessie was a little girl with a big imagination that took her to the sky, through the clouds, and past the birds. Knocking down barriers one by one, Bessie endured racism and grueling training to become the first black female pilot and an inspiration to Mae Jemison, Josephine Baker, and many more influential people of color for years to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss the remarkable story of Garrett Morgan in \u003ci\u003eSaving the Day\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eGarrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaryn Parsons\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for her role as Will Smith's cousin Hilary Banks on NBC's \u003ci\u003eThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air\u003c\/i\u003e. After leaving acting behind, Karyn has gone on to found and produce Sweet Blackberry, an award-winning series of children's animated films, to share stories about unsung Black heroes in history, featuring narration from stars such as Alfre Woodard, Queen Latifah, and Chris Rock. The videos have been screened on HBO and Netflix, and enjoyed by schools and libraries across the country. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFlying Free\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eHow Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow High the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSaving the Day\u003c\/i\u003e. Karyn\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003elives with her family in Providence, Rhode Island. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. Gregory Christie\u003c\/b\u003e is a Caldecott Honor Winner, a six-time recipient of a Coretta Scott King Award Honor, a two-time winner of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year (2000 and 2002), a winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for illustration, and a recipient of the NAACP's Image Award. When he's not illustrating books, he operates GAS-ART GIFTS, a children's bookstore with autographed copies in Decatur, Georgia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618774552850,"sku":"9780316457194","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_27ad616b-c275-44b3-ba6b-82c78784b7e3.jpg?v=1732541105","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/flying-free-how-bessie-colemans-dreams-took-flight-9780316457194","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}