Talkin' About Bessie Art daughter of Robert McCloskey and

daughter of Robert McCloskey and author ofRobert McCloskey: A Private Life in Words and Pictures

But they worked hard

★ "Magical

the stars and satellites

Talkin' About Bessie Art daughter of Robert McCloskey andSoar along with Bessie Coleman in this inspirational tale of a woman whose determination reached new heights. Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman was always being told what she could & couldn't do. In an era when Jim Crow laws and segregation were a way of life, it was not easy to survive. Bessie didn't let that stop her. Although she was only 11 when the Wright brothers took their historic flight, she vowed to become the first African American female pilot.