02141cam a2200325 i 4500 367274636 TxAuBib 20190103120000.0 181030s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018933116 9781683509622 $29.95 1683509625 $29.95 (OCoLC)1030606449 TxAuBib rda Macon, Franklin J. I Wanted to Be a Pilot [Book] : the Making of a Tuskegee Airman / Franklin J. Macon with Elizabeth G. Harper. New York : Morgan James Publishing, [2019] xxii, 197 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-197). Publisher Annotation: Sometimes history is made by a dyslexic, mischievous boy who hates school, is a descendant of one of Frederick Douglass? half-sisters, and whose Pops was a Buffalo Soldier. In I Wanted to be a Pilot, one of the less than 100 living Documented Original Tuskegee Airman, Franklin J. Macon, tells the lively stories of how he overcame life?s obstacles to become a Tuskegee Airman. Soar through history with Franklin as he conquers dyslexia, finds mischief, and grows up to change the course of America. Readers laugh at Frank?s childhood antics, while being reminded that disabilities like Frank?s dyslexia, repeating a grade in school, and other hardships can be overcome. I Wanted to be a Pilot encourages kids to recognize history, reach for their dreams, and even make their own toys as they are reminded of the great strength and determination of the men and women who came before them. 20190103. Macon, Franklin J Juvenile literature. United States Army Air Forces Fighter Squadron, 99th History Juvenile literature. African American air pilots Biography Juvenile literature. Harper, Elizabeth G. CWPCP