Matthew Clark Smith Books
Lighter than air
Behold the story of Sophie Blanchard, an extraordinary woman who is largely forgotten despite her claim to being the very first female pilot in history. In eighteenth-century France, "balloonomania...
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Lighter than Air: Candlewick Biographies
By Matthew Clark Smith Illustrated By Matt Tavares
“Smith tells Sophie’s inspiring story with a buoyant sense of wonder, fitting for a woman who was happiest in the air. Her accomplishments and passion for flight are brought beautifully...
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Lighter than Air: Candlewick Biographies
By Matthew Clark Smith Illustrated By Matt Tavares
“Smith tells Sophie’s inspiring story with a buoyant sense of wonder, fitting for a woman who was happiest in the air. Her accomplishments and passion for flight are brought beautifully...
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Small wonders
By Matt Smith
Jean-Henri Fabre was a scientist whose life work was about insects from his early days as a teacher who made a startling new discovery about beetles and baby wasps, through his years consumed with...
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