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Scholastic Canada Biography: Meet Elsie MacGill
Author
Elizabeth MacLeodIllustrator
Mike Deas
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Meet Elsie MacGill, internationally renowned aeronautical engineer and feminist!
In 1929, Elsie was the first woman in the world to earn a master's degree in aeronautical engineering — which she had to accept from a hospital bed after contracting polio. But Elsie wasn't going to let anything interfere with her love of engineering and airplanes. When World War II broke out, it was Elsie who oversaw the production of Canada's Hawker Hurricane, a war plane that was very important for the Allied forces. And Elsie's achievements weren't limited to the skies. She also fought hard for women's rights in Canada.
Elsie had some very big things to accomplish... so she just got down to work!
Written by award-winning author Elizabeth MacLeod, this portrait of Elsie MacGill is the first ever written for younger readers. The simple text and full-colour, comic-flavoured illustrations by Mike Deas bring this fascinating story to life!
In 1929, Elsie was the first woman in the world to earn a master's degree in aeronautical engineering — which she had to accept from a hospital bed after contracting polio. But Elsie wasn't going to let anything interfere with her love of engineering and airplanes. When World War II broke out, it was Elsie who oversaw the production of Canada's Hawker Hurricane, a war plane that was very important for the Allied forces. And Elsie's achievements weren't limited to the skies. She also fought hard for women's rights in Canada.
Elsie had some very big things to accomplish... so she just got down to work!
Written by award-winning author Elizabeth MacLeod, this portrait of Elsie MacGill is the first ever written for younger readers. The simple text and full-colour, comic-flavoured illustrations by Mike Deas bring this fascinating story to life!
About the Author
Elizabeth MacLeod and Frieda Wishinsky are the authors of more than 100 books of non-fiction and fiction for kids. They previously collaborated on A History of Just About Everything and they have won or been nominated for the Red Cedar Information Award, OLA Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award, Hackmatack Children’s Choice Award for Non-Fiction, and the Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award. Frieda and Elizabeth both live in Toronto, Ontario.
Product Details
ISBN
9781443170208
Language
EPages
32
Grades
1 - 5Subject
CanadianSeries
Scholastic Canada BiographyCategory
Library Book