Book Field Trip: Aviation Hall of Fame

Everyone knows the Wright Brothers, but aviation history is full of people who rose to the challenge, creating and breaking records and pushing the field flight forward.

Learn about these daring pilots, and then get a close up look at real historical planes at the Aviation Hall of Fame in Teterboro:

Aviation Hall of Fame (Teterboro)

400 Fred Wehran Road Teterboro NJ 07608

The Aviation Hall of Fame & Museum of New Jersey

You can use your Clifton Library card to check out a museum pass, giving you free entry to this museum for up to 4 people!

Learn more about the library’s museum pass program here: Clifton Public Library Museum Passes

Title: Soar, Elinor!

Author: Brown, Tami Lewis

Recommended for grades Pre-K to 3^rd Grade

 

Title: The Hallelujah Flight

Author: Bildner, Phil

Recommended for grades Pre-K to 3^rd Grade

 

Title: Talkin' about Bessie: the story of aviator Bessie Coleman

Author: Grimes, Nikki

Recommended for grades Pre-K to 3^rd Grade

 

Title: The fearless flights of Hazel Ying Lee

Author: Leung, Julie

Recommended for grades Pre-K to 3^rd Grade

 

Title: The roaring 20: the first cross-country air race forwomen

Author: Blair, Margaret Whitman

Recommended for grades 3-8

Title: Calvin Spann: daring fighter pilot

Personal Author: Harris, Duchess

Recommended for grades 3-8

 

Title: Daring American heroes of flight: 9 brave fliers

Author: Reed, Jennifer

Recommended for grades 4-8

Title: Women of the wind: early women aviators

Author: Langley, Wanda

Recommended for grades 4-8