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

Author: Dahl, Candy, author.

Physical Description1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Note:Tiny Broadwick is also known as Georgia Thompson Broadwick, Georgia Jacobs and Georgia Brown.

Note: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.

Audience:Ages 6-7.

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