Soaring in Style
How Amelia Earhart Became a Fashion Icon

Name: Soaring in Style
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Jennifer Lane Wilson
ISBN: 9781666540369

Author: Jennifer Lane Wilson

Narrator: Elise Arsenault

Unabridged: 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 04/12/2022

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical, Clothing & Dress, Transportation, Aviation

Synopsis

Long before Amelia Earhart became a superstar, she was a girl who longed to touch the stars. But the dresses women had to wear at the time made those dreams seem almost impossible. Amelia didn't let that stop her. As a young aviator breaking records and expectations, she learned to fly her plane with flair. Later, she dared to create a trendsetting fashion line for active women like herself. Soaring in Style tells the groundbreaking story of how Amelia Earhart defied expectations in the air and on the ground to become America's first celebrity fashion designer.

About Jennifer Lane Wilson

Jennifer Wilson is a lifelong Kansan who grew up learning about the state's hero, Amelia Earhart. Before becoming a children's writer, she devoted her time to legal writing, parenting, and volunteering. She authored Soaring in Style while living with her husband and very fluffy dog in Shawnee, Kansas, a Kansas City suburb. For more information, visit JenniferLaneWilson.com.

About Lissy Marlin

Lissy Marlin is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling illustrator from the Dominican Republic. She previously worked as lead artist at GoldieBlox, a small start-up in San Francisco dedicated to inspiring the next generation of female engineers. Presently, she is a freelance illustrator based in Philadelphia. Her work ranges from character design and background painting for animation to picture books and middle-grade novels like Neil Patrick Harris's The Magic Misfits series.

About Elise Arsenault

Elise Arsenault is a talented actor, life coach, and voiceover artist who has lent her talents to many projects. She has appeared in numerous television shows and plays, and her voice can be heard in a multitude of audiobooks, commercials, and podcasts. She currently resides in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on June 13, 2022

Flying is much more than just a quick way to traverse space. It's freedom and color and form and style.~ Amelia Earhart This cheerful, colorful new picture book brings the fashion sense of Amelia Earhart to our attention. Her designs were not only attractive and fashion forward, they also included i......more

Goodreads review by MookNana on November 20, 2021

I had no idea Amelia Earhart had designed clothing or was considered a fashion icon! Her story is absolutely fascinating and makes a great point about how women can be constrained by the clothes they wear and how they can push back against that. I love that this book gave equal weight to both her ac......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on August 10, 2021

What an interesting book! Growing up you hear so much about Amelia Earhart’s accomplishments in Aviation, but Soaring in Style highlights a part of Amelia’s life that I would assume not many know about. Amelia Earhart always wanted to touch the sky as a child. While she loved fashion even from a you......more

Quotes

Fashion is anything but frivolous in this entertaining ode to innovation.

Soaring in Style How Amelia Earhart Became a Fashion Icon