Brave Harriet: The First Woman to Fly the English Channel

Reach for this book when your child feels overshadowed by a sibling's milestone or a friend's big news, or when they struggle to find value in their own hard-won victories if they aren't celebrated by others. This beautifully illustrated biography tells the story of Harriet Quimby, the first American woman to earn a pilot's license and the first female to fly across the English Channel. It focuses on her grit and the quiet dignity of personal success. While Harriet's historic 1912 landing in France was famously buried in the headlines by the sinking of the Titanic, the story emphasizes that her achievement was no less monumental. It is an excellent choice for children ages 6 to 10 to discuss perseverance, internal validation, and the reality that history is made of many voices, even the ones that are briefly drowned out by the noise of the world.