Helen Chapman
Reading Planet Notes In this book Your child may need help with these words: adventures shoes Wright changed world aeroplane journeys hours knew worked enough Reading tip money buy woman ocean juice twice Hawaii island Papua Guinea wrong Say them out loud together before you start reading. Try to be a good reading role model for your child. Read books, newspapers and magazines in front of them and talk about how much you enjoy reading. Point out that you need to be able to read to understand everyday things such as recipes, signposts and instructions. Before reading Look at the book cover and the back cover text. Ask your child: Who is this book about? What do you think was special about Amelia Earhart? While reading Point out the use of the thought bubbles in the book. Explain that these words come from Amelia herself and that this book is a biography, which means it tells you about the life of a real person. Encourage your child to share their thoughts as they read. Ask: How do you think Amelia felt when she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean? Do you know any other adventurers? If your child gets stuck, say something like: Don t worry, that s a tough word. Let s say it together. After reading, encourage your child to talk about what they have read. You ll find ideas for questions and activities at the back of this book.
Amelia was ten when she saw her first aeroplane. She didn t think it was interesting at all! But in 1920, Amelia went up in an aeroplane for the first time. That flight changed her life. I knew I had to fly. 6 7
Most pilots were men, but Amelia took flying lessons with Neta Snook. Amelia wanted to become a pilot too. Amelia worked hard and saved enough money to buy her own aeroplane! Neta Snook Amelia called her first aeroplane The Canary because it was yellow! 8 9
Talk about the book Answer the questions: 1 Where was Amelia born? 2 How old was Amelia when she saw her first aeroplane? 3 What did Amelia do to make history twice? 4 Why was it a problem for Amelia s aeroplane to be low on fuel over the sea? 5 What was your favourite part of Amelia s life story? 6 Have you ever been in an aeroplane? What did you like or dislike about flying? 20
After Reading Try these activities with your child: Pretend you are Amelia going up in a plane for the first time. How do you feel? Draw a picture of Amelia s first plane, The Canary. Include Amelia wearing her pilot clothes in your drawing. Use a map or globe to find the places Amelia travelled to before she went missing. Reading tip When you are out and about, encourage your child to describe what they can see around them. This will help build their vocabulary and give them opportunities to develop their understanding and knowledge of the world. ISBN: 978 1 47187 767 4 Text, design and layout 2016 Rising Stars UK Ltd First published in 2016 by Rising Stars UK Ltd Rising Stars UK Ltd, part of Hodder Education Group An Hachette UK Company Carmelite House 50 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DZ www.risingstars-uk.com Author: Helen Chapman Series Editor: Sasha Morton Publisher: Helen Parker llustrator: Shahab Shamshirsaz/Sylvie Poggio artists Academic Consultant: Professor Clare Wood, Coventry University Educational Consultants: Madeleine Barnes and Dawn Robertson Brand design: Amparo Barrera, Kneath Associates Design concept: Mo Choy Design Book design: Lorraine Inglis Inside cover typesetting: Sg Creative Services Project Manager: Tracey Cowell Editorial: Sarah Chappelow, Jane Jackson, Kirsten Taylor With thanks to the schools that took part in the development of Reading Planet, including: Fairway Primary School, Stockport; Irthlingborough Nursery & Infant School; Mile Oak School, Brighton; Salusbury Primary School, London; St Augustine s Catholic Primary School, Coventry; and St John s Primary School, Kenilworth. The publishers would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce copyright material. Cover & pages 2, 4 5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 19 Bettmann/Getty; page 2 BOLDG/Shutterstock; page 8 Private collection of Karsten Smedal, courtesy of Ames Historical Society; page 9, 15, 19 Everett Historical/Shutterstock; pages 10 11 Stephen Marques; page 12 Hulton Archive/Getty All rights reserved. Apart from any use permitted under UK copyright law, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or held within any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher or under licence from the Copyright Licensing Agency Limited. Further details of such licences (for reprographic reproduction) may be obtained from the Copyright Licensing Agency Limited, Saffron House, 6 10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library. Printed in China Hachette UK s policy is to use papers that are natural, renewable and recyclable products and made from wood grown in sustainable forests. The logging and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin.
green Lilac Level 5 Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across an ocean. Learn all about Amelia s adventures in the air. More books in the series Biography (history) www.risingstarsreadingplanet.com